Nelspruit-born artist and dancer, Costa Titch real name Costa Tsobanoglou, has passed away.
He was 27. Condolences to his friends and loved ones.
#RIPCostaTitchIn the late hours of Saturday, 11th March 2023, news floated on Twitter that South African musician Costa Titch has passed away after and dying on stage.

 

 

 

 

According to unverified reports, the rapper collapsed on stage at the Ultra South Africa festival, at Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg. In his last Instagram story, he shared that he would be performing at the festival.

Several Twitter users have paid tribute to the star, whose shock death has left his country reeling, and EFF president Julius Malema, has also reacted to the news of his passing.

Entertainment commentator Phil Mphela took to his Twitter account to confirm the passing of the rapper.
RIP: Costa Titch

Nelspruit-born artist and dancer, real name Costa Tsobanoglou, has passed away.

He was 27. #RIPCostaTitch pic.twitter.com/u6VP3p7x88

— Kgopolo (@PhilMphela) March 11, 2023

His family has not yet released a statement.

This is a developing story
costa titch😭😭😭💔💔💔

#costatitch pic.twitter.com/eQottRD0kh

— Macdonald🇿🇦 (@mmacdonaldm123) March 11, 2023
I heard Costa Titch collapsed & had a seizure at Ultra an hour or so ago. Now I’m hearing unconfirmed rumours he’s dead? The fuck is going on?

— Pope John Fall (@LongLiveLeech) March 11, 2023
Rest In Paradise Costa Titch 🥺💛🕊 pic.twitter.com/SwiZTBo7V3

— Tia_G (@Its_Tia_G) March 11, 2023
Awoa guys we just arrived in March and y’all saying Costa Titch is no more ?💔💔

— Dr.STAN_KRUGER  🇮🇹 (@krugersville) March 11, 2023
Story goes: Costa Titch had a history of epilepsy. The strobing lights on the ultra stage triggered seizure. Death is still not entirely confirmed for not, but it looks like he may be no more.

Question is: most stages have strobing lights. What was different this time around?

— Pope John Fall (@LongLiveLeech) March 11, 2023
Seems like Junior De Rocker confirmed these news 💔 Costa Titch may have passed away 💔 pic.twitter.com/yGVzWLmpyV

— 𝖏𝖆𝖇𝖚𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖎 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖉𝖔𝖓𝖆𝖑𝖉⚡️ (@Jabu_Macdonald) March 11, 2023
Seems like Junior De Rocker confirmed these news 💔 Costa Titch may have passed away 💔 pic.twitter.com/yGVzWLmpyV

— 𝖏𝖆𝖇𝖚𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖎 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖉𝖔𝖓𝖆𝖑𝖉⚡️ (@Jabu_Macdonald) March 11, 2023
Costa Titch💔

Costa Titch
Costa Titch
According to reports, the 27 year old artist was performing at a show before suddenly slumping on stage and confirmed dead a few minutes later.

Born 1995, Costa Tsobanoglou popularly known by his stage name Costa Titch is a super talented rapper and songwriter in South Africa. He is known for his hit songs like Nkalakatha and Activate. The rapper, who was a dancer before, has been able to create a style for himself which everybody can reckon with and has been dropping songs consistently since his debut. His songs are well publicized and has gotten him various recognition.

Family and Beginning
Costa Titch is originally from Nelspruit Mpumalanga in South Africa. He noticed he had an interest for entertainment at an early age and decided to start up as a dancer. He later moved to Johannesburg in 2014 and continued to develop his rap skills overtime.

Education
There is no information available on this at the time of the writing. Will be added as updates about it are available.

Musical Milestone
Costa Titch got his major breakthrough after the release of his hit song “Activate” which became popular after the time of its debut. Although he got into the entertainment scene at a very early age, he started up as a dancer in the New Age Steez dance crew which had Phantom Steeze and Tumi Tladi as members.

Costa Titch later came into the rap scene and has worked with rappers like Cassper Nyovesrt. The dancer turned rapper is now making music on a full-time basis. He is said to be one the pioneer of African trap music and has had influence on other artistes in the genre. His rap beat are traditionally trap with very high energy drum samples.

The multi-talented artist uses a lot of Isizulu lines in his raps and it has really worked in his favor overtime. His raps are majorly light at heart as most of his songs are tailored for the dance floor. He is making a name for himself has his “Nkalakatha” hit is one of the best thing to happen to South African music scene.

The song “Phezulu” featuring rap diva Boity , also became an all time people’s favorite, showing the rap prowess of the two rappers. He has since his debut released topnotch visuals which further shows his talent as a rapper and dancer. He is one of the top MCs in the game with his EP releases and collaborative efforts with other top artists in the Country.