Kodak Black has discussed the significance of Haitian flag Day and how his Haitian culture has impacted him.
During his recent interview with the adorable 13-year-old journalist Jazzy, Kodak discussed misunderstood feelings, giving back to the community, and more. However, at one point the rapper was asked about how his Haitian heritage influenced his upbringing and the importance of embracing one’s own culture.
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“That’s a whole ‘nother country,” he said. “Like I can’t get away from it. That’s my culture.”
Haitian Flag Day is a Haitian holiday to celebrate the creation of the Flag of Haiti during the Haitian revolution. The day is celebrated each year on May 18, which is the anniversary of the date of the flag’s adoption in 1803.
Kodak then pointed out that he also has to embrace how American culture has impacted him. “I got America, cause I was born here, and I got Haiti because that’s where my family [is] from,” he said.
Check out the conversation below.
In another segment of the interview, Jazzy asked Yak to elaborate on his favorite dances he had growing up. He noted that while the Jook was popular in his neighborhood, he and his crew wouldn’t do any of the trending dances at the time.
“A lot of dances passed, but round my area, we wouldn’t do all that crazy stuff, all that crazy looking stuff,” Kodak recalled. “We’d Jook, we’d Jook till we dead. We gonna Jook and stick till we dead. Like you pulling out a choppa with somebody and you dance like this, you dance like you shooting somebody. Not saying that’s a good thing, but it’s just a dance.”
Jazzy, who hails from Brooklyn, NY, then challenged Kodak to try out her borough’s ‘Get Sturdy’ dance craze, but the Florida rapper gave up before he even started.
Similar to the Woo Woo Walk from Pop Smoke, the Get Sturdy dance craze has taken over teenage TikTok in recent years, with many dancers busting a move to a sped-up version of Lady GaGa’s “Just Dance.”
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“Oh I can’t do all that,” Kodak said as Jazzy wrapped up her demonstration. He then quickly conceded defeat after briefly trying out the moves for himself.
