American rapper Kodak Black has sparked fresh debate online after claiming he, Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Kendrick Lamar belong to a group he calls “KKK.”
The surprising remarks came during a recent livestream, where Kodak explained that the name has nothing to do with the white supremacist organization commonly associated with the initials.
Instead, he said the three artists share what he described as a common identity.
We Black Jews, we Israelites.
Kodak has publicly identified as a Hebrew Israelite for several years, and he suggested that the shared beliefs were the reason behind the name he gave the trio.
His comments quickly spread across social media, with many users expressing confusion over whether he was describing a real music collective, speaking symbolically or simply sharing a personal idea.
The name itself drew immediate attention because of its long-standing association with the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist hate group, even though Kodak appeared to use the initials in a completely different context.
As of now, neither Ye nor Kendrick Lamar has publicly acknowledged or confirmed the existence of any group by that name, and neither artist has responded to Kodak Black’s remarks.