Ethan Reyes (January 17, 2008 – July 9, 2022), professionally known as Notti Osama, was an American rapper from Yonkers. He moved to Harlem, New York City, and rose to mainstream fame following the release of Sugarhill Ddot's breakout single "Too Tact" in 2022.
Early life
Ethan Reyes was born on January 17, 2008, in Yonkers, New York.[1] He later moved to Harlem.[2][3] 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.[4]
Career
Notti Osama developed an interest in rap with his elder brother, DD Osama, at the age of nine.[5] On March 27, 2022, he garnered wide-spread attention with his appearance on fellow New York rapper Sugarhill Ddot's track "Too Tact", alongside DD Osama.[6][7] On July 12, 2022, three days after his death, the single "Dead Opps",[8][9] featuring DD Osama was posthumously released.[10] 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".[11]
Death
On July 9, 2022,[12][2][13] 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,[3][4][6][14][13] 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[15][16][17] wound to Reyes' abdomen,[18] resulting on Reyes pushing the individual onto the train tracks, to which the 15-year-old pulled himself up as both attempted to escape.[19] 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.[20][21][12][14][22] The charges for the case would then be dropped, with the attack being classified as self-defense.[23]
^"A New Priority for CMG". www.hitsdailydouble.com. March 23, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2025. 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.
^Ech, Joey (October 26, 2023). "The Break Presents - Sugarhill Ddot". XXL Mag. Retrieved April 12, 2025. 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.
