Stiv Kahlina known as El Bahattee was born on 23.03.1979 in Zagreb, Croatia. Growing up in Zagreb's Dubrava, struggling with a bad financial and family situation were the foundations which later on gave him the well known edge to his lyrics. The basketball team which he founded when he was sixteen and writing rhymes helped him get through rough times. His love for hip-hop music resulted in meeting and joining the local team with similar affinities for that kind of music.