Satario Natividad worked two jobs, one doing demolition work and another at McDonald’s, but his goal was to make it as a successful rap artist.
His stage name was Chef Staxx—he’d say he’s in the kitchen cooking up rhymes—and his mother Cynthia Jacobs recalls one epic performance. He had been locked up, and during that time, he and his nephew had coordinated a show timed perfectly for his release.
“I picked him up, and he went straight to a performance with everything he had on from jail,” she said. “He was definitely hardworking and he always wanted more. Entertainment and music—that was his life. I always told him to have something else to back you up if this doesn’t work, but he was so adamant, he was so determined. He wasn’t going to let that dream go.”
Satario, whose nickname was Rell, was well on his way toward accomplishing his goals—he was supposed to sit down with some major record labels—but all of that was taken away when he was shot and killed May 3, 2018 in West Philadelphia. No arrests have been made.
At the time of his death, Satario had been working on his second album, and he was also planning his 25th birthday celebration. After he was killed, his nephew and some friends completed the album and it was released at the party.
His music is “very explicit,” Cynthia said with a laugh. “When I listened to it, I loved it. I’m not a rap fan, I don’t do rap music, but it made me fall in love with it.”
Satario was born Oct. 5, 1993 in Philadelphia. He had two brothers, Tyreke Jacobs, who is 20, and Tymeer Jacobs, who is 9.
Cynthia was 16 and in high school when she had Satario, and it made her grow up.
“He definitely was the reason for me striving and moving forward and trying to make a way for he and I,” she said.
When Satario was younger, Cynthia sent him to charter schools within the Philadelphia Public School District. He was a fast learner—his teachers would call her and say that didn’t know what to do with him because he picked up on everything before the rest of the class. He ultimately graduated from West Philadelphia High School.
Cynthia describes her son as “the life of the party, bubbly, vibrant. He was very independent. He didn’t want to depend on anybody. He was very giving, very loving, and he was all about family. He was a good kid and I miss him so much.”
Cynthia is doing all she can to keep Satario’s name out there in the hope that someone will have a change of heart and give police the information they need to solve his murder.
“If anyone knows anything, please come forward,” she said. “They took something so precious from me and I’m going to be honest, this knocked me off my feet. They took my world right from under me. Don’t be afraid, come forward.”
A reward of up to $20,000 if available to anyone that comes forward with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for Satario’s murder. Anonymous calls can be submitted by calling the Citizens Crime Commission at 215-546-TIPS.
Date: 2018-05-03
Location: 600 S 60th St, Philadelphia, PA
