Sid was born on Tuesday, September 25th, 1973, on Crown Street in the city of Sydney, Australia, to Ecuadorian immigrants Tito and Graciela Tapia.

At the age of four, he began using a pen, and his mother started teaching him how to control it by regularly sitting him down for cursive writing lessons—taken from her old Spanish writing books.

In 1976, Sid discovered the joy of skateboarding by watching his older brother, Walker, surf the footpaths opposite their home on Bourke Street, Surry Hills.

Between 1977 and 1982, he also performed choreographed dance routines for local Latin and multicultural festivals and events.

Walker introduced and influenced him toward new sounds and cultures such as ska, punk, mod, and rockabilly, to name a few.

In 1982, Sid first encountered the fresh and emerging hip-hop culture. He would compulsively record and study TV clips and videos of various crews—especially anything featuring Rock Steady Crew or The New York City Breakers.

He began to emulate everything the hip-hop movement was producing and fully immersed his identity into it, including the art form known as graffiti.

Between 1985 and 1990, he attended high school at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, where, in his first year, he became close friends with three peers who were highly influential at the time and also shared his love of hip-hop and graffiti culture.

These four friends were also known by their aliases: Stations 5 / Sens 1, Da-One, Sie, and Best.

Together, they helped form influential crews such as M.A. (Mix Artists) and D.C. (Def Crew).

At 13 years old, Sid was involved in a major train accident that left him physically and mentally traumatised, pushing him to lean more heavily into skateboarding.

He began to harness his skateboarding skills to a deeper level, and in 1993, was approached by Jamie Bartie of Kewday Distribution. He was soon sponsored by Etnies Shoes, Neighborhood Skateboards, Tracker Trucks, and A1 Meats Wheels.

In 1995, Sid was offered a spot on Grace Skateboards, receiving his first pro model skateboard alongside teammates Adrian Powell, Martin Baptist, and company owner Andrew Currie.

In the years that followed, Sid was supported by numerous brands including DC Shoes, Circa Footwear, Fallen Footwear, Adio Footwear, iPath Footwear, Boost Mobile, Lucky Skateboards, Time Skateboards, Elan Skateboards, Boom Skateboards, CLS Skateboards, Ecko Unlimited, Levi’s, Alphanumeric Apparel, Surf Dive ‘n Ski, Ess Skateshop, and many more.

He also featured in TV advertisements for Coca-Cola, KFC, Hewlett-Packard, and the 24 Hours documentary episode When Warwick (Thornton) Met Sid for SBS’s Eat Carpet, along with several other short films and documentaries covering lifestyle and skateboarding culture.

At the turn of the millennium (1999–2000), Sid had a life-changing encounter with his greatest influence, inspiration, and love: the life of Jesus Christ.

In 2003, he began to thrive as a public speaker. Passionate about encouraging and inspiring lives, he became one of Australia's key youth communicators on both regional and national stages.

In 2009, he married his best friend, Anna-Mei Afoke.

In 2010, he founded the label Crown St.

Beyond painting murals around the world, 2016 and 2017 saw Sid present two major exhibitions for Adidas, which travelled to Tokyo, Miami, Sydney, and Melbourne.

In early 2020, Sid turned to oil painting for the first time—a medium that has since become one of his favourites. In 2021, he won The Lester Prize, one of Australia’s most prestigious portrait awards. He also won the Installers' Prize category at the same event for his painting titled Through You.

Sid has operated two public gallery and studio spaces in Brisbane’s Paddington and City Centre, showcasing his original work to a broad and engaged audience.

Currently, Sid is a full-time artist, content creator, skateboarder, and the National Director for Red Frogs Australia's “Skatepark Shepherds” outreach program.

He is supported by international brands including RVCA, Copic Markers, MTN Colors, Little Legs Foundation, and Uppercut Deluxe.

Sid is husband to Anna-Mei, and father to his beloved daughters, Skylar-Lovelle and Sianna-Lovelle.