Who is Sydney Starr?

A transgender rapper, social media star, YouTuber, and a model, Sydney Starr rose to prominence after appearing in the reality TV series “Love and Hip Hop: New York” in 2018. However, her name came into the limelight long before she was seen in the series.

Back in 2012, she claimed that she was in a romantic relationship with rapper Chingy, which he denied. In 2010, she was a backup dancer in one of his performances, and they met behind the scene, talked a little bit, and took a picture together. Two years later, she said that they were together – she wanted to become famous, and telling people that she was Chingy’s girlfriend was her chance to rise to fame.

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After Chingy shared that he lost a record deal because of this story, of him being with a transgender, Sidney admitted that she lied, and apologized. Among other things, she said: ‘I want to give a huge apology to Chingy for anything I caused to throw dirt on your name I was wrong. I want to say I was wrong 100,000 times and I want to get it off my chest.’

Early life, family, and education

Sydney Starr was born under the zodiac sign of Aquarius on 5 February 1989, in Chicago, Illinois USA; she holds American nationality and her ethnicity is African-American. She hasn’t shared her birth name, but it’s known that she was born a male.

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Sydney hasn’t spoken about her parents and any siblings, so nothing is known about them. However, she’s spoken about her childhood, saying that when she was five years old, she realized that she was a woman trapped in a male body.

When she was a teenager, and her face, breasts and back changed, Sydney began working on her physical appearance, becoming a woman completely at the age of 23, after surgeries that she had.

Speaking of her educational background, she attended Bogan High School, and upon matriculating in 2007, she didn’t enroll in college, but after her surgeries were done, she launched her modeling and dancing career.

Career

As mentioned, Sydney was a back-up dancer; some reports say that she was also working as a go-go dancer and stripper in nightclubs. In 2008, she launched her YouTube channel, entitled “Transgender Diva”, which has been followed by over 20,000 people, however, it seems that the channel is now defunct.

Sydney made an appearance on the talk show “Maury” in 2011, where she spoke about her life as a transgender person, and then in the following year, her name was all over the internet and tabloids, after she spoke about being hooked up with the famous rapper.

In 2015, she was seen in “Atlanta Plastic”, followed by her appearance in “Girlfriends and Champagne” (2016), a talk show which discusses controversial topics, such as police brutality, single parenting, transgender discrimination, and many more.

Before Sydney was seen in “Love and Hip Hop: New York” during 2018 and 2019, she made her acting debut portraying Dallas in an episode of the series “Star” in 2017.

Speaking of her acting, she’s made appearances in the series “Empire” (2019), “Boomerang” (2020), “The Chi” (2021), and “American Gangster: Trap Queens” in 2022. Most recently, she’s been cast to play Gigi in the movie “The Queendom V”, which is currently in development.

Although she represents herself as a rapper, to date there are no releases relating to her music career.

Love life and relationships

There have been various rumors concerning both Sydney’s love life and her sexual orientation, especially after she revealed that she’s a transgender person. However, it seems that she prefers men, and except for the false rumor about her relationship with Chingy, she’s actually dated some celebrities.

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According to reports, she was dating music producer Rich Dollaz, and Oblock Montanna, a musician. She was also romantically linked with famous rapper Chase God Swag – they were even talking about an engagement, however, after some time, they separated.

In 2021, rumors started about Sydney and Darius McCrary, an American actor, rapper, and singer, who is perhaps known best for his role as Eddie Winslow in the series “Family Matters”. The video of the two of them kissing went viral, and after Sydney posted photos on her Instagram account featuring the two of them, people assumed that they are dating.

They both denied these assumptions, and Sydney wrote in the caption of one of their joint photos: ‘A black heterosexual male actor who’s standing aside a controversial transgender woman like myself…We are great friends and this is a powerful movement we have made to let this be a lesson to the WORLD that we are all human!’

As of August 2022, Sydney seems to be single, she hasn’t been married or engaged, and doesn’t have children.

Presence on social media platforms

Sydney is active on her social media platforms, mostly posting on her two Instagram accounts. The first under the name ‘sydneystarrbad_’ has been followed by over 3,500 people, while her second one ‘sydneystarrbad’ which is official, has been followed by over 400,000 fans.

Her Twitter account established in November 2009 has amassed over 100,000 followers, and her OnlyFans account has gained over 20,000 likes, and she’s posted nearly 450 times.

Sydney launched her self-titled YouTube channel on 29 February 2020, and it ‘s today subscribed to by over 1,500 people, and all of her videos combined have gained nearly 150,000 views. Her most watched video “Sidney Starr my Bad Girls Club journey!” posted on 21 November 2020, has been viewed over 30,000 times.

Age, height, and net worth

Sydney’s age is 33, she has long black hair and dark brown eyes; she weighs around 130lbs (58kgs) and is 5ft 5ins (1.65m) tall, with vital statistics of 34-24-34.

Sydney managed to become one of the most popular TV-reality stars, and according to her, she’s fulfilled her dream to become famous. Thanks to her appearances on television, and her modeling career, she has earned a decent amount of wealth. According to sources, as of August 2022, her net worth has been estimated at over $1 million.

Who is Vico C?

Luis Armando Lozada Cruz, perhaps known better by his stage known Vico C, was born in Brooklyn, New York City USA, on 8 September 1971 – his zodiac sign’s Virgo, and he holds American nationality. He’s a rapper and record producer, and most people regard him as the founder of the music style Reggaeton.

Early life and education

Vico C was raised alongside his brother Jay Lozada in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as their family moved there not long after Vico C was born; not a lot is known about their father Rafael Lozada and mother Margarita Cruz as Vico C respects their privacy, while it’s believed that their father was a used car salesman, and that their mother was a housewife.

Vico C was nine years old when his father enrolled him at acting school, however, he fell in love with rapping rather than with acting; he would buy home recording tapes from local grocery stores, and record himself singing, and then sell these tapes to his friends and family. DJ Negro discovered Vico C in 1985, having listened to one of these tapes which featured Vico C rapping in Spanish; Vico C was then given an opportunity to found the record label Prime Records, together with one of the most successful Puerto Rican hip hop promoters Jorge ‘El Sexy Boy’ Oquendo.

He studied at a local high school, and upon matriculating in 1989 chose to pursue a career in music, rather than a college degree.

Career as a rapper

Vico C was already famous in Puerto Rico in 1988, having been the first person to rap in Spanish there; he was thus nicknamed Godfather of Spanish Hip Hop. Many rappers went on to follow in his footsteps, including Bimbo, Jimmy MC and Piro JM, while Ruben DJ was first to rap in Spanish on radio.

Vico C’s first song to chart was “La Recta Final”, and he then went on to tour around the USA, as well as Mexico, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. He released his debut album “Hispanic Soul” in 1991, and followed with his albums “Xplosion” and “Con Poder”.

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Vico C was involved in a motorcycle accident sometime in the mid-‘90s, and it nearly cost him his life; he then became addicted to both heroin and cocaine, as a way to cope with his injuries. This lasted for around a year, before he became an evangelical Christian and announced his semi-retirement, however, Vico C couldn’t live without music, and thus released his album “Aquel Que Habia Muerto” in 1998, followed by “Emboscada” in 2002 and “En Honor A La Verdad” in 2003.

He’s since released only two more albums: “Desahogo” in 2005 and “Babilla” in 2009.

Where is he today?

Vico C hasn’t been very active in the music industry since the release of his 2009 album “Babilla”, while his most recent work has been a song for the 2020 compilation album “Banco Popular Christmas”.

He was hospitalized in May 2019, after having suffered seizures due to an allergic reaction to some medicine, but has made a complete recovery.

Awards and nominations

Vico C’s won four of the 20 awards for which he’s been nominated. He won a 1999 Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rap Album of the Year, for “Aquel Que Habia Muerto”, two Latin Grammys for Best Urban Music Album for the 2002 “Vivo” and the 2003 “En Honor A La Verdad”, and a 2017 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Vanguard Award.

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Most popular YouTube videos

Vico C doesn’t have his own YouTube channel, but many videos featuring him have been uploaded onto the network by other users, most of which are his original songs, and these have helped him build a fanbase on the internet; we’re going to mention three of the most popular videos amongst these.

Vico C’s #1 video “Vico C Me Acuerdo” was uploaded on 14 August 2017 by Prime Records, and has since been watched more than 165 million times.

His second most popular video “Vico C & Gilberto Santa rosa – Lo Grande que es Perdonar (con letra)” was uploaded by Naivs2 and has been watched close to 60 million times.

Vico C’s #3 video “Vico-C: Me Acuerdo (Con Letra) HQ” was uploaded by Ferran Herrera, and has been viewed over 55 million times.

Love life and girlfriend

Vico C’s quite a secretive man when it comes to sharing the details of his love life with his fans, but it’s still widely known that he’s been married for more than two decades now. He exchanged vows with non-celebrity Puerto Rican Sonia Torres in 1996, in a small and private ceremony, attended by only their closest friends and family members; Sonia prefers to stay away from media, and her profession remains undisclosed.

It’s widely believed that Sonia’s been focused on being a housewife since she married Vico C, as the two have seven children together; Vico C and Sonia have been keeping their children away from the media’s attention, wanting them to be able to lead normal lives.

Vico C hasn’t mentioned any other women whom he’s perhaps dated, and as of September 2022, he’s married to Sonia Torres and has seven children with her.

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Hobbies and other interests

Vico C’s highly active on Instagram, and seems to be enjoying the attention which he’s receiving from his close to 700,000 followers; he’s uploaded over 300 pictures and videos onto the network, the majority of which feature him during his everyday life.

Vico C’s still physically quite active, and has multiple training sessions at the gym every week, thus his muscular body; he’s also an avid soccer player.

Summer’s his favorite season, as he’s passionate about sailing.

He’s a huge dog-lover, and has had several pet dogs; Vico C’s also donated money to several animal shelters, as well as to a couple of charity organizations working with war veterans and underprivileged children.

He enjoys watching movies at night – his favorite actor and actress are Robert De Niro and Helena Bonham Carter, while some of his favorite films include “Taxi Driver”, “GoodFellas” and “Heat”.

Age, height and net worth

Vico C’s age is 50. His hair and eyes are brown, his height’s 5ft 2ins (1.58m) and he weighs around 120lbs (55kgs).

Vico C’s net worth’s been estimated at over $10 million as of September 2022.