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Kodak Black has announced his upcoming album titled ‘Just Getting Started’ and a Halloween concert which he is going to perform which can easily be called the biggest event in the music scene till now. The rapper has made the announcement through a very powerful video message where he talked about the importance of self-belief and personal development, thus giving rise to his fans’ enthusiasm who were already waiting for the new releases.
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The return of Kodak Black is not being taken lightly and the rapper has dropped a bomb on social media regarding his new album ‘Just Getting Started’ and his Halloween concert ‘Bill Kill.’ The rapper is from Florida, no less! It could not be better timed as the spooky season starts to get in full swing. However, apart from the announcement, it was the video message he shared that went viral.
Kodak, in the video, feels like he is doing a kind of vocalized motivational speech over music. “Still need reminders that you really am,” he flows in his typical style. The speaker is talking about personal changes that can lead to the most wonderful changes in life. One of the phrases, “good fruit off a bad tree,” particularly indicates what Kodak has been through in past years – the law and then, finally, personal growth ups and downs. The visuals have this almost mystical feeling as if the artist was very focused and he had a strong will.
The audience’s reaction was the one that confirmed the exact value of this announcement. One follower immediately asked, “Tour Akron baby,” expressing the audience’s desire to see Kodak live and remembering the times when he had so much fun performing. At the same time, the discussion that resulted was quite intense with one user taking a swiping comment about the rapper’s age and sale numbers only to be countered by “we are still playing projectttt babbyyyyy” – which pointed out the fact that Kodak is still influential irrespective of what numbers tell.
Nostalgia was really surrounding the atmosphere everywhere when another user mentioned the legendary studio session while recording “ZeZe,” thus reminding everybody of Kodak’s inescapable impact on the culture.’’ “That vid in da studio recording ZeZe is so iconic!” they posted, and indeed they are not wrong – that moment certainly shaped Kodak’s standing in the entire hip-hop history.
Support was coming in from various sources and it was very strong. “”They thought u lost ur mind i told emnu was getting high having fun they cnt fwu,” one fan said, referring to the rumors that have long been surrounding Kodak’s silence and that the latter has been exaggerating. Another one gave a mix of style advice and loyalty: “man go back to the low cut and show em ain’t shit change” – looking back at his old style that fans consider is the best era of his music.
The excitement of the fans about new music was practically audible through the comments section. ” that 4 quarter gone be crazy,” one user said using a sports analogy which was meant to express his or her confidence in Kodak’s staying power till the very end. And also the love from the other side of the ocean was felt, as one comment in Portuguese saying, “My man K is hot!” clearly indicated that the rapper’s popularity is not limited to the United States only.
However, the most interesting thing was that a lot of people found something very personal in the deeper message that Kodak was sending in his video. A number of fans pointed to that “good fruit off a bad tree” as the main idea of their discussion with one of them even writing it down to the last letter like he or she was taking notes. Another one has said, “It feels like I’m dying so I could like I’m resurrected it” – that truly reflects the cycle of this new life and transformation that Kodak seems to be tapping into.
This announcement comes just at the right moment. Kodiak has had a roller-coaster ride in his personal life and the legal front over the years, but now he seems to be moving forward with creativity. By using the album title ‘Just Getting Started’ suggests that he views his entire journey so far as merely a preparation for what is to come next. The Halloween show is yet another brilliant supplement to the narrative – Bill Kill could probably be a reference to his birth name Bill Kapri, thus converting what some may see as a vulnerability to a strength.
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Kodak Black is sending a very clear message to the music industry; with the release of his new album and announcement of a concert—the message is he is not just returning but coming back on his own terms. The overwhelming positive responses from his fans, who are nostalgic but at the same time excited about new material, indicate that they are more than ready to welcome him back thus creating great preconditions for what could be another turning point in his career. The call has been heard loud and clear—Kodak Black is undeniably just starting out and the whole world is on the contract to see what is the next turn. Fans can also catch his surprise Twitch live stream for more updates.