All Of These Rappers Are Certified Zoes. This came a week after his arrest at the U.S.-Canada border. He makes emotionally intelligent observations in a manner reminiscent of teenage artists of the '90s, such as Mobb Deep and Lil Wayne, whose voices were valued as genuine illustrations of life in their corners of America. TMZ stated it was "unclear" whether or not the bus was actually owned by Kodak Black. B Bawon Samedi Good bye Coli When Kodak Black comes on, dozens of onlookers scream, pushing closer to the stage and leaning over balconies to get a better view. Just a week before he was featured on Drake's Instagram account, he was arrested on charges of robbery, battery, and kidnapping after beating up a guy identified in the police report only as "Juan." White rival gangs include Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Brotherhood, Nazis, Public Enemy No.1, Skin Heads, and Imperial Klans of America. A.D. Julien, the 35-year-old CEO of Oakland Park-based Dollaz and Dealz Entertainment, worked with the Kolyons. Asking to leave may resolve to a violation or death. The gang is also known to work with South American drug cartels like Sinoloa Cartel due to Zoe Pound's control over some ports in Haiti (which lie about 1 hour from U.S. shores) and the infamous Port of Miami. The song debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts. Zoes in prison click up with the BGF to fight against the Mexican Mafia. [20], In May 2016, he was featured on French Montana's single "Lockjaw", from French Montana's 21st mixtape MC4, which reached a peak position of 23 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [114], On March 11, 2020, Kodak Black pleaded guilty to a firearms possession case he was charged with after being detained at the Canadian-American border with a Glock. The gang also clicks up with many local street gangs like the Crips and Bloods, and other local gangs. [50] Kodak released his next project, Happy Birthday Kodak, on June 11, 2021, his twenty-fourth birthday. Even though I didn't. But they'll help each other with waring with rival gangs. He would also be permitted to tour internationally. Its also possible that the Z shit refers to the slangzombiealso known as lean or purple drank, which are made of Codeine-based cough syrup and drunk recreationallythat Kodak also mentions in the song. 12 Circuit Solicitor Ed Clements stated "We are slowly but steadily moving toward a disposition." A set leader is not elected but rather asserts himself by developing and managing the gangs criminal enterprises through his reputation for violence and ruthlessness and through his personal charisma. The ships crew was taken prisoner, robbed, and tortured. As a woman and as someone who knows too many victims of sexual assault, his music just doesn't absolve him of the fucked-up shit he's done. Zoe members has a mutuality with the Folk and People nations. Updated September 15, 2020. Sanchez said he was constantly burping during her class, and when asked to leave, he refused. [51] "Super Gremlin" became a hit, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. The Zoes soon started recruiting neighborhood kids and starting new Zoe gangs, one of the most known is East Haiti 360. Zoe Pound is an international criminal organization with roots in Haiti, active in east coast United States to Canada to the Caribbean. Several musicians have shouted out Zoe Pound in songs and music video including 50 cent, Tony Yayo, Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, Cam'ron, DJ Whoo Kid, Pastor Troy, and others. [7][58], During his incarceration, Kodak Black began to identify as a Hebrew Israelite after a priest who conducts prison ministry studied scripture with him. But history has shown time and time again that being accused of sexual assault does little to harm male celebrities' careers. Allies: Crips, Bloods, Black Disciples; "How many days you wait, man?" He filed to use his $600,000 home as collateral for his $500,000 bond for the indictments and was granted the bond, being released. The way I look at it, when you're working with an artist, it's not just business; you're part of their lives.". The majority of set members are called Souljas, who are typically between the ages of 10 and 20. [23], In June 2016, Kodak Black was named one of XXL magazine's "2016 Freshman Class". [7] He was expelled from school in the fifth grade for fighting and was arrested for auto theft while in middle school. Federal prosecutors, however, attempted to revoke Kodak Black's bail, pointing to past violent crimes, such as a 2012 carjacking incident, and his possible connections to a shooting in March 2019. As a kid, he told Los Angeles-based music blog Passion of the Weiss, he found his way into a local recording studio that doubled as a "trap house" where drugs were sold. [21] In August 2016, Kodak Black's single "Skrt" reached number 10 on Billboard's "Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles" chart. local news and culture, Antonia Farzan At some point, roughly 25,000 people had sworn their allegiance to the gang in Miami alone. "I can't wait to get back to doing what I love most working at being the illest rapper alive. [84], In September 2016, Kodak Black pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor drug charges and was sentenced to four months in jail. Zoe Pound controls kilos of drugs through the Port of Miami, the gang even spread through the East Coast. Those who applied for political asylum were more likely to be turned down than any other nationality. In October 2020, Kodak Black was transferred to United States Penitentiary, Thomson. Zoes war with many non black gangs. [54], In 2016, The Fader wrote that he "articulates the constant state of affliction that living in a poverty-stricken environment can mean. "I ain't going back to my old life. Kodak quietly signed with Atlantic Records and dropped Institution, his third mixtape in as many years. [10] Kodak Black frequently participated in brawls and breaking and entering with his friends. Members who don't make it big stay in low class neighborhoods. "But I'd take him to the studio and come back in two hours, and he'd be finished with three songs, so I knew he was hungry. [42] Kodak Black then claimed that if the song was certified platinum by his birthday, then he would release an album. Zoe Pound is the most dangerous out of all Haitian gangs in South Florida, specializing in drug trafficking. The U.S. Coast Guard attempted to intercept boats bound for Florida before they left the island's waters. In the last 10 or so years, Zoe Pound also specialized in home invasions and other forms of violent robbery. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. [32] While discussing rappers and fellow 2016 XXL Freshmen, Lil Uzi Vert and Lil Yachty, Kodak Black created controversy when he insulted them whilst conducting a livestream on Instagram. [100], While on tour in the Southeast, a South Carolinian Prosecutor announced that Kodak Black would be facing trial for first degree criminal sexual conduct for the alleged rape in February 2016. Zoe Pound is a criminal mafia street gang based in Miami, Florida founded by Haitian immigrants in the mid-1990s. When someone does something particularly associated with this subculture, they might remark that its Z shit. Paroles avec . [74] Some Twitter users responded negatively,[75] provoking Kodak Black to delete both his Instagram and Twitter accounts. To the extent that women belong to the gang, they are usually associate members and tend to be used by their male counterparts to carry weapons, hold drugs, or prostitute themselves to make money for their set. It wasn't the sort of place where you'd have to worry about being hit by a stray bullet, but it also wasn't somewhere many of its residents managed to leave. The miniature car belongs to his toddler son, King Khalid, who already has his own Instagram account with more than 30,000 followers which shows him smacking an older boy in the head while dressed in an orange Florida Gators romper or posed on a bed while giving the camera a concerned look (caption: "I hope these motherfuckers don't cut my hair."). Zoes range in age from childhood like 8 to late 50s, however some members are banging between the ages of 13 to 45. Some were able to control small areas in Chicago's South Side, the Zoes recruited mostly Insane and renegade gang members who already cut ties from their original gangs. Zoe groups like Top 6 and Doom City has sold drugs with local Blood sets. The gang is home for many Afro Caribbean immigrants. "I already knew he was gonna blow," says Choo Choo, the Pompano Beach rapper. At a Thursday-night basketball game against Plantation High, Kodak Black's "Fourth Quarter" echoes off the whitewashed concrete walls of Blanche Ely High's gymnasium. You come up rough. Their allies are mostly black gangs. The gang mostly wars with white hate gangs like Aryans, Nazis, and the Klan over turf. The gang has dominated many states like New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Massachusetts, and others. someone off-camera interrupts. Zoe members in the north don't use drugs as there main source of income. The expression Z shit comes from the 2018 song ZEZE by Kodak Black. They mostly reside in south Florida along with other foreign countries. [1] Etymology [ edit] . What that Z shit means exactly is unclear. It has been known that some Crip and Zoe sets has warred with the Miami Police Department, Surenos, Skinheads, Ku Klux Klan, Trinitarios, and MS13. When Sanchez threatened to call 911, he grabbed her phone and her wrist. [43] On May 12, 2020, he released the single "Vultures Cry 2", featuring WizDaWizard and Mike Smiff. "He speaks to us. Web. [95], Kodak Black was arrested inside his Pembroke Pines, Florida home in January 2018 on multiple charges stemming from an Instagram live-feed video showing him passing marijuana and a gun around a small child. Shortly after that, he strode out of the courthouse in loafers, a Burberry button-down, and khaki pants, looking significantly heavier but otherwise no worse for having spent most of the year in jail. Members are said to be heartless and doesn't care of the actions they commit on citizens. A member of the Haitian Zoe Pound gang. Rivals: Sureos, Simon City Royals, White Supremacist Groups. [103], While trying to re-enter the United States from Canada on April 17, 2019, Kodak Black was arrested by United States Customs and Border Protection after border authorities found marijuana and a Glock in his car. The prosecutor said that in the summer or early fall, Kodak Black would have to return to South Carolina and face trial for the charges. Its used to refer to his gangster, Haitian Creole lifestyle. [65] In November 2018, Kodak Black announced that he was building a school in Haiti. There was also Zoes who couldn't start new sets and decided to join local gangs most notably the Gangster Disciples, Vice Lords, and the Black P.Stones. Zoes are intelligent criminals who want to prove themselves to the older gangsters and will go to jail for there own members and are not afraid of the death penalty. Zoe gangs have a loose structure of ranks based on how long a person has been involved with a particular set. He was held without bond and his musical tour was postponed. All of that.". Soon after Vice Lords started making a presence in Florida who tried to stop wars between Zoes and Latin Kings. The gang teamed up with local gangs like the Black Peace Stones, Black Gangster Disciples, 4 Courner Hustlers, Vice Lords, and Mickey Cobras. MPD says ZMF is supposed to be the combination of the Zoes gangbanging life style and the notorious Black Mafia Family "ballin out" life style. While Kodak Black was not in the vehicle at the time, the FBI found weapons in the vehicle and detained a few of Kodak Black's crew members. [28] The song debuted at number 27 and peaked at number 6, becoming Kodak Black's first top 10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the Canadian Hot 100.[29][30]. Zoe Pound is a criminal mafia street gang based in Miami, Florida founded by Haitian immigrants in the mid-1990s. "After school, me and all my little young homeboys, we used to rap and try to show off for all the older boys," he explained to writer Torii MacAdams. The arrest had the potential to cause his bond in the 2016 South Carolina rape case to be revoked. Zoe Synonyms: Z Example sentence: "Kodak Black is a zoe ." Zoe in songs: "He a Zoe but he look like a Rasta" - Kodak Black, Z Look Jamaican. By 1997, when Kodak was born, the complex had been razed and rebuilt. He was detained in custody. Closely cooperating with South American drug smugglers mainly using a number of ports scattered across Haiti the group still contributes for much of the drugs that reach the U.S. The office of the prosecutor stated the victim was not a minor at the time of the alleged rape. [52] The song was also included on Kodak's fourth studio album Back for Everything, which released on February 25, 2022. [7], Kodak Black started rapping in elementary school and began to go to a local trap house after school to record music. "Zeze" is a 2018 hip hop track by American rapper Kodak Black. ", The realization that he's a father has changed him too, his producer, Dubba-AA, says. Though the accusations have not been proven, some of his fans are asking: Is he a violent rapist emboldened by his fame and his fledgling career? [60] On May 2, 2018, he legally changed his name from "Dieuson Octave" to "Bill Kahan Kapri". He began posting his own music on YouTube, freestyling over songs by 2 Chainz and Wale in addition to writing his own. Drug Trafficking, Hip-Hop, and Armed Robberies Ali "Zoe" Adam was born in Jereme Haiti. Expand. With Zoe members moving to western states like California the Zoe gang have spread to southern California areas like Orange County and have alliances with known Crip gangs like Rollins, Neighbor Hoods, and more. "[78][79][80][81] He issued a more in-depth apology in 2020 while serving a four-year prison sentence. While awaiting trial, he released his fourth mixtape, Lil B.I.G. The school is literally falling apart: The roofs leak so much that students refer to the school as "Blanche Ely Waterpark." "This is what you do: You get the girl's number and call them for a first date. The Zoes had to move to Chicago's North Side next to the suburbs to open shops. After a few months, I sat down and listened to all the music he'd recorded, and I was blown away." Follow. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The gang would eventually step up their operations on March 5th, 1997. According to local and federal law enforcement, despite aggressive crackdowns on the gang's drug operations in the South Florida area, the gang remains active. There, the report says, he "became physically aggressive with her," pushing her into a wall and onto the couch. Fans of Kodak Black use the expression Z shit often in relation to the song. This later became his stage name when he started to rap and a name favored by his fans. The term "Z" is also commonly used in association with . He is nationally known by his street moniker "ZOE". Join the New Times community and help support As he spins around and shuffles from side to side in his characteristically awkward fashion, Kodak Black's "Skrt" plays in the background: After the grainy black-and-white camcorder footage is posted to Drizzy's Instagram account October 23, 2015, along with the caption "@kodakblack," it will receive nearly half a million likes and more than 30,000 comments.