Notti Osama

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| name = Notti Osama

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| birth_name = Ethan Riley Reyes

| birth_date = {{Birth date|2008|01|17}}

| birth_place = Yonkers, New York City, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|7|9|2008|1|17}}

| module = {{Infobox musical artist

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| genre = {{hlist|Hip-hop|trap|drill}}

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| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}}

| years_active = 2021{{ndash}}2022

| label = Notti World

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Ethan Riley Reyes (January 17, 2008 – July 9, 2022), professionally known as Notti Osama, was an American rapper from Yonkers later moved to Harlem, New York City, he rose to fame following the release of Sugarhill Ddot's breakout single "Too Tact" in 2022.

Early life

Ethan Riley Reyes was born in Yonkers, New York.{{Cite web |last=Bandler |first=Jonathan |title=Yonkers teen, aspiring rapper, slain on NYC subway platform; 15-year-old charged |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2022/07/11/yonkers-teen-slain-on-subway-platform-15-year-old-charged/65370708007/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=The Journal News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Manhattan DA: Gang rival stabbed 14-year-old Yonkers boy in NYC subway station |url=https://westchester.news12.com/manhattan-da-gang-rival-stabbed-14-year-old-yonkers-boy-in-nyc-subway-station |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=News 12 - Default}}{{cite news |author=Meenal Chathli |date=1 August 2023 |title=Who is Notti Osama? What happened to Notti Osama? |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/who-is-notti-osama-what-happened-to-notti-osama-1216394 |work=Pinkvilla |access-date=21 August 2024|archive-date=July 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240707023917/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/who-is-notti-osama-what-happened-to-notti-osama-1216394|url-status=live}} He was the youngest of six children, five brothers and a sister. He became a sanctioned member of the Sugar Hill based gang - the OY's (Original Youngins), alongside members Sugarhill Ddot and Edot Babyy.

Career

Notti Osama garnered wide-spread attention with his appearance on fellow New York rapper Sugarhill Ddot's track "Too Tact", alongside DD Osama,{{Cite web |title=Notti Osama stabbed on Manhattan subway platform was aspiring drill rapper|last1=Brittany|first1=Kriegstein|last2=Elizabeth|first2=Keogh|last3=Nicholas|first3=Williams|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2022/07/10/teen-stabbed-on-manhattan-subway-platform-was-aspiring-drill-rapper/|date=July 10, 2022 |access-date=August 21, 2024 | work=Daily News |location=New York | archive-date=August 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821131452/https://www.nydailynews.com/2022/07/10/teen-stabbed-on-manhattan-subway-platform-was-aspiring-drill-rapper/|url-status=live}} released on March 27, 2022.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-despair-of-generation-notti-bop|title=The Despair of Generation 'Notti Bop' Aka "Notti Osama", The Star To Watch|magazine=The New Yorker | last=Jody|first=Roesen|date=December 7, 2022|access-date=August 21, 2024|archive-date=August 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804124916/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-despair-of-generation-notti-bop|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|author=Toni|date=March 30, 2022 |title=The Break Presents – Notti Osama|url=https://oddfvctory.co.za/the-break-presents-sugarhill-ddot/?noamp=mobile |access-date=November 1, 2024 |website=Odd Fvctory|language=en}} On July 12, 2022, three days after his death, the single "Dead Opps" featuring DD Osama was posthumously released.{{cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/who-is-notti-osama-what-happened-to-notti-osama-1216394?amp|title=Notti Osama 'Dead Opps'|website=Pinkvilla | last=Meenal|date=August 1, 2023|access-date=August 21, 2024|archive-date=February 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225042041/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/who-is-notti-osama-what-happened-to-notti-osama-1216394?amp|url-status=live}} Subsequently, additional posthumous singles followed between 2022 and 2023: "Evil Twins Pt.2", "Killshot", "What You Wanna Do", "On Hots", "PSA", "Blame On Me", "Flock At The Flockas", "Don't Change", "Blast" and "Peter Pan".{{cite magazine|url=https://themagzine.co.uk/2024/07/17/notti-osama-the-life-and-legacy-of-a-young-star/|title=Notti Osama: A Brief but Impactful Rap Journey|magazine=The MagaUK|date=July 17, 2024|access-date=August 21, 2024|archive-date=August 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821184520/https://themagzine.co.uk/2024/07/17/notti-osama-the-life-and-legacy-of-a-young-star/|url-status=live}}

Death

On July 9, 2022,{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Jordan |title=DD Osama Interview: On Drill, Pop Smoke, And New Music |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-rose/dd-osama-interview-drill |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Complex |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Ley |first=Ana |date=2022-07-10 |title=15-Year-Old Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of 14-Year-Old in Subway |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/09/nyregion/harlem-subway-stabbing.html |url-access=registration |access-date=2025-04-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} at approximately 3 p.m., Reyes was involved in a physical altercation with a 15-year-old rival gang member. The altercation began on the street and continued into a nearby subway station,{{Cite web |last=Pierre |first=Alphonse |date=May 25, 2023 |title=DD Osama: Here 2 Stay |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dd-osama-here-2-stay/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Pierre |first=Alphonse |date=2022-10-21 |title=The Exploitation of New York Drill Hits a Disturbing New Low |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-exploitation-of-new-york-drill-hits-a-disturbing-new-low/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} where Reyes allegedly chased the individual before beginning to beat him with a broomstick. This led to the individual pulling out a knife and delivering a fatal stab{{Cite web |date=2023-04-08 |title=DD Osama: The Rising Rap Star Who Turned Tragedy Into Triumph |url=https://neonmusic.co.uk/dd-osama-the-rising-rap-star-who-turned-tragedy-into-triumph |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Neon Music |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-06-13 |title=DD Osama 'Here 2 Stay' Struggles To Let Its Star Shine |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/dd-osama-here-2-stay-album-review |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Gee |first=Andre |date=2022-12-03 |title=New York Drill's Complicated Relationship With YouTube |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/new-york-drill-youtube-sha-gz-1234640690/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} wound to Reyes' abdomen,{{Cite web |last=Schnitzer |first=Kyle |last2=Sheehan |first2=Kevin |last3=Fitz-Gibbon |first3=Jorge |date=2022-07-11 |title=Slain 14-year-old rapper Ethan Reyes mourned by loved ones |url=https://nypost.com/2022/07/11/slain-14-year-old-rapper-ethan-reyes-mourned-by-loved-ones/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |language=en-US}} resulting on Reyes pushing the individual onto the train tracks, to which the 15-year-old pulled himself up as both attempted to escape.{{cite web|url=https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/14-year-old-rapper-notti-osama-dies-stabbing/|title=14-Year-Old Rapper Notti Osama Dies in Stabbing|work=Pop Culture|last1=Allison|first1=Schonter|date=July 20, 2022|access-date=August 21, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823212608/https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/14-year-old-rapper-notti-osama-dies-stabbing/|url-status=live}} A short time later, emergency medical services transported Reyes to Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 14 years old.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-26 |title=Rapper DD Osama's arrest video goes viral |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2498906/rapper-dd-osamas-arrest-video-goes-viral |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2022/07/12/14-year-old-yonkers-drill-rapper-notti-osama-stabbed-to-death/|title=14-Year-Old Yonkers Drill Rapper Notti Osama Stabbed To Death|work=The Source | last=Sha Be|first=Allah|date=July 12, 2022|access-date=August 21, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823212608/https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/14-year-old-rapper-notti-osama-dies-stabbing/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Martinez |first=Jose |date=July 12, 2022 |title=15-Year-Old Faces Murder Charge After Allegedly Fatally Stabbing 14-Year-Old Aspiring Rapper in NYC Subway |url=https://www.complex.com/life/a/jose-martinez/15-year-old-murder-charge-fatally-stabbing-teen-aspiring-rapper-in-nyc-subway |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810031205/https://www.complex.com/life/a/jose-martinez/15-year-old-murder-charge-fatally-stabbing-teen-aspiring-rapper-in-nyc-subway |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Complex |language=en}} The charges for the case would then be dropped, with the attack being classified as self-defense.{{Cite web |last=Bandler |first=Jonathan |date=2022-10-28 |title=Charges dropped in subway killing of Yonkers teenager |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2022/10/28/ethan-reyes-charges-dropped-stabbing-yonkers-rapper-notti-osama/69598668007/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=The Journal News |language=en-US}}

Discography

= Singles =

"Dead Opps" (with DD Osama) (2022){{Cite web |last=Rinder |first=Grant |date=2023-12-18 |title=DD Osama Is Out to Prove That Drill Rappers Can Do Everything |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/dd-osama-interview/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=High |first=Kernet |date=2023-06-16 |title=The Break Presents – DD Osama |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/dd-osama-interview-the-break/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}}
Evil Twins, Pt. 2 (with Sugarhill Ddot) (2022){{Cite web |date=March 23, 2023 |title=A New Priority for CMG |url=https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumor-mill/a-new-priority-for-cmg |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.hitsdailydouble.com |language=en |quote=Sugarhill Ddot has received notable co-signs from Drake and Lil Durk. Tracks such as “Evil Twins,” “Evil Twins, Pt. 2” f/ Notti Osama, “Lost Boy,” “I Wanna Love You” and “40s N 9s” with DD Osama have racked up millions of streams and YouTube views.}}{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Kevin |date=2023-03-23 |title=Priority Records Inks Sugarhill Ddot |url=https://ramp247.com/label-love/priority-records-inks-sugarhill-ddot/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=RAMP - Radio and Music Pros |language=en-US}}
"Don't Change" (2022)
"Too Tact" (2022){{Cite web |last=Ech |first=Joey |date=2023-10-26 |title=The Break Presents - Sugarhill Ddot |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/sugarhill-ddot-interview-the-break/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=XXL Mag |language=en |quote=At the same time, songs like "Dream" and "Too Tact" alongside his childhood friends DD Osama and the late Notti Osama have reached countless users on TikTok. This helped the rhymer gain 34 million total streams on Spotify in the U.S. alone.}}
"Blame On Me" (2022)
"Without You" (2022)