Phillip Nickolas Katsabanis[1] (born June 17, 1995), better known by his stage name Stitches, is an American rapper.[2] Prior to adopting the name Stitches, he was known as Lil Phill.[3] He released his first mixtape, No Snitching Is My Statement, in 2014, followed by a debut album in 2015, titled For Drug Dealers Only.
Stitches | |
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| Birth name | Phillip Nickolas Katsabanis |
| Also known as | Lil Phill |
| Born | June 17, 1995 Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
Personal life
editKatsabanis was born on June 17, 1995, in Miami, Florida, to Esther and Alexander Katsabanis, who divorced when Katsabanis was one year old. Of Greek and Cuban descent, Katsabanis grew up in Kendall, Florida, a suburb of Miami.[4] The rapper said he began selling cocaine and guns to support himself after moving to South Beach, Florida, from Miami.[3]
Katsabanis was married from 2012 to 2017, and has three children.[4]
In August 2022, Katsabanis was arrested on cocaine and weapons charges.[5] Prosecutors declined to pursue charges because a month later, the police had not submitted the cocaine Katsabanis was alleged to possess to a lab for testing. On Sept 15, 2022, all charges were dropped.[6]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- For Drug Dealers Only (2015)
- Tales of a Drug Lord (2016)
- Cocaine Holiday (2017)
- I Need Rehab (2017)
- Bipolar (2018)
- Time for Murder (2018)
- Married to the Bricks (2020)
Mixtapes
editReferences
edit- ^ Caramanica, Jon (September 22, 2014). "Stitches, the Transgressive Rapper, Plays Amityville". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ Dredd, Peter. "Rapper Stitches Cries On Video Listening To Kevin Gates". Dreddsworld. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ a b Francisco Alvarado, Allie Conti. "Viral Rapper Stitches: Some Truth, Many Questions". Miami New Times. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ a b David Drake (April 28, 2014). "Meet Stitches, the Unsigned 18-Year-Old Miami Rapper With an AK-47 Tattooed on His Face". Complex. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ arrested
- ^ Karantsalis, Theo (September 15, 2022). "Drug and Gun Charges Against Rapper "Stitches" Dropped". Miami New Times. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "Stitches - Brick In Yo Face". 305 Magazine. May 7, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ "The White Gucci Mane? Stitches – Brick In Yo Face (Stiches is a Video)". Hit The Floor. April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
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