Rapper released early from Broward County Jail following conviction on multiple charges

Kodak Black, the emerging Florida rapper whose rise in hip-hop was put on hold due to a prison sentence, is now a free man after being released from Broward County jail early Saturday morning.

The 21-year-old rapper ,Served seven months in a Florida jail after authorities raided his home in January police were prompted to search his home after an Instagram video show cased marijuana near his son Black was then arrested and charged with marijuana possession, child neglect, grand theft of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

In February, charges of child neglect and grand theft of a firearm were dropped. While the rapper was initially supposed to serve one year in prison, it was reported in July that his release would be moved from October to August 18.

Despite his release, Black still faces legal issues as the rapper awaits trial for sexual assault charges in South Carolina from October 2017.