Kodak Black is not taking the latest rumors about him lying down — he has fired back against recent speculation that he’s converted to Islam, denying it and reiterating that he is a Hebrew Israelite.
Earlier this week, rumors about Kodak’s conversion to Islam began spreading after pictures of him on a prayer rug in what appeared to be a mosque went viral. The Florida rapper said that he took the photos at the request of celebrity dentist “Bollywood” Saif Shere.
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“No disrespect to the Muslim community but Iam [sic] Hebrew Israelite,” Kodak wrote on social media. “I feel very disrespected by the blog and [Shere] for allowing them to run with a narrative that I’ve converted to Islam!! Simply him asking me personally to take a picture on his prayer rug.”
The Hebrew Israelites are a movement that claims that African Americans are the descendants of ancient Israelites.
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In a lengthy monologue shared on video, Kodak elaborated on his initial denial of the rumors.
“I always say I like the literature, but I ain’t no fucking Muslim,” he said.
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“Other n-ggas do that, turn Muslim out of nowhere. No disrespect to Muslims, no disrespect to any religion… I can’t tell you you’re wrong for being Christian. I can’t tell you you’re wrong for being Muslim. You can’t tell me I’m wrong for being Hebrew Israelite.
“I don’t understand why that post go viral. All y’all saw was a picture of me prostrating.”
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He also criticized fans posting “certain little pictures…to make a n-gga look crazy.”
“I never said I’m Muslim,” he continued.
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Check it all out below.
Kodak was likely not surprised by the false rumors, as he recently predicted that Hip Hop is going to turn on him like they did Drake amid his beef with Kendrick Lamar.
Taking to Instagram Live this week, Yak addressed his critics.
“One day these n-ggas gon’ try to do me like Drake,” he said. “Like they did Drake. Whole little hate Kodak campaign. Everybody who hate Kodak to the left. You see these n-ggas campaigning and shit.”
He doesn’t seem too worried, though.
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“But it’s love. They show like, I’m impressive. I’m a great friend to have and I ain’t friendly.”
