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'''Phillip Nickolas Katsabanis'''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/arts/music/stitches-the-transgressive-rapper-plays-amityville.html|title=Stitches, the Transgressive Rapper, Plays Amityville|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=September 22, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> (born June 17, 1995), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Stitches''', is an American rapper. Prior to adopting the name Stitches, he was known as Lil Phill.<ref name="alvarado, conti">{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/viral-rapper-stitches-some-truth-many-questions-6483861|title=Viral Rapper Stitches: Some Truth, Many Questions|author=Francisco Alvarado, Allie Conti|work=Miami New Times|access-date=December 6, 2015}}</ref> He released his first mixtape, ''No Snitching Is My Statement'', in 2014, followed by a debut album in 2015, titled ''For Drug Dealers Only''.
'''Phillip Nickolas Katsabanis'''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/arts/music/stitches-the-transgressive-rapper-plays-amityville.html|title=Stitches, the Transgressive Rapper, Plays Amityville|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=September 22, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> (born June 17, 1995), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Stitches''', is an American rapper.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dredd |first1=Peter |title=Rapper Stitches Cries On Video Listening To Kevin Gates |url=https://dreddsinfo.com/2020/02/rapper-stitches-cries-on-video-listening-to-kevin-gates.html |website=Dreddsworld |accessdate=30 December 2023}}</ref> Prior to adopting the name Stitches, he was known as Lil Phill.<ref name="alvarado, conti">{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/viral-rapper-stitches-some-truth-many-questions-6483861|title=Viral Rapper Stitches: Some Truth, Many Questions|author=Francisco Alvarado, Allie Conti|work=Miami New Times|access-date=December 6, 2015}}</ref> He released his first mixtape, ''No Snitching Is My Statement'', in 2014, followed by a debut album in 2015, titled ''For Drug Dealers Only''.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
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Katsabanis was married from 2012 to 2017, and has three children.<ref name="daviddrake"/>
Katsabanis was married from 2012 to 2017, and has three children.<ref name="daviddrake"/>

In August 2022, Katsabanis was arrested on cocaine and weapons charges.<ref>[https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/04/rapper-known-as-stitches-arrested-in-bay-harbor-islands-on-drug-and-weapons-charges/ arrested]</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karantsalis |first=Theo |date=2022-09-15 |title=Drug and Gun Charges Against Rapper "Stitches" Dropped |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/cocaine-gun-charges-dropped-in-stitches-the-rapper-case-15284838 |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=Miami New Times |language=en}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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*''I Need Rehab'' (2017)
*''I Need Rehab'' (2017)
*''Bipolar'' (2018)
*''Bipolar'' (2018)
*''Time For Murder'' (2018)
*''Time for Murder'' (2018)
*''Married to the Bricks'' (2020)
*''Married to the Bricks'' (2020)


=== Mixtapes ===
=== Mixtapes ===
*''No Snitching is My Statement'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web|title=Stitches - Brick In Yo Face|url=http://305magazine.com/stitches-brick-in-yo-face/|publisher=305 Magazine|access-date=April 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The White Gucci Mane? Stitches – Brick In Yo Face (Stiches is a Video)|url=http://www.hitthefloor.com/music/urban/white-gucci-mane-stitches-brick-yo-face-official-video/|publisher=Hit The Floor|access-date=April 20, 2015}}</ref>
*''No Snitching Is My Statement'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web|title=Stitches - Brick In Yo Face|date=May 7, 2014 |url=http://305magazine.com/stitches-brick-in-yo-face/|publisher=305 Magazine|access-date=April 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The White Gucci Mane? Stitches – Brick In Yo Face (Stiches is a Video)|date=April 29, 2014 |url=http://www.hitthefloor.com/music/urban/white-gucci-mane-stitches-brick-yo-face-official-video/|publisher=Hit The Floor|access-date=April 20, 2015}}</ref>
*''Brick Bible'' (2015)
*''Brick Bible'' (2015)
*''Supply and Demand'' (2015)
*''Supply and Demand'' (2015)
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Latest revision as of 23:23, 13 December 2024

Stitches
Birth namePhillip Nickolas Katsabanis
Also known asLil Phill
Born (1995-06-17) June 17, 1995 (age 29)
Miami, Florida, United States
Genres
Occupation
  • Rapper
Years active2014–present

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.

Personal life

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Katsabanis 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

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Studio albums

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  • 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

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  • No Snitching Is My Statement (2014)[7][8]
  • Brick Bible (2015)
  • Supply and Demand (2015)
  • Brick Bible 2 (2019)

References

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  1. ^ Caramanica, Jon (September 22, 2014). "Stitches, the Transgressive Rapper, Plays Amityville". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Dredd, Peter. "Rapper Stitches Cries On Video Listening To Kevin Gates". Dreddsworld. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Francisco Alvarado, Allie Conti. "Viral Rapper Stitches: Some Truth, Many Questions". Miami New Times. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ arrested
  6. ^ Karantsalis, Theo (September 15, 2022). "Drug and Gun Charges Against Rapper "Stitches" Dropped". Miami New Times. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Stitches - Brick In Yo Face". 305 Magazine. May 7, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  8. ^ "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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