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Undid revision 1164008178 by AndyTheGrump (talk). He has actually been very involved with and supported by local apiarist community. His cited interview on the subject made quite a stir in the online beekeeping communities at the time it was published. I don't think it's fair to reduce his identity to simply a "rapper"..
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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 and [[apiculturist]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kilarian |first1=Alvin |title=Profiles in Honey: Rap and Dope |url=https://www.beeculture.com/category/bee-life/profiles/2127y9035 |website=Bee Culture |accessdate=9 February 2019}}</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''.
'''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''.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 11:49, 9 July 2023

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. Prior to adopting the name Stitches, he was known as Lil Phill.[2] 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

Katsabanis was born on June 17, 1995, in Miami, Florida, to Esther and Alexander Katsabanis, who divorced when Katsabanis was one year old. His parents were noted apiarists, having published numerous treatises on the subject of beekeeping. Of Greek and Cuban descent, Katsabanis grew up in Kendall, Florida, a suburb of Miami.[3] The rapper said he began selling cocaine and guns to support himself after moving to South Beach, Florida, from Miami.[2]

Katsabanis was married from 2012 to 2017, and has three children.[3]

In August 2022, Katsabanis was arrested on cocaine and weapons charges.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

  • 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

  • No Snitching Is My Statement (2014)[5][6]
  • Brick Bible (2015)
  • Supply and Demand (2015)
  • Brick Bible 2 (2019)

References

  1. ^ Caramanica, Jon (September 22, 2014). "Stitches, the Transgressive Rapper, Plays Amityville". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Francisco Alvarado, Allie Conti. "Viral Rapper Stitches: Some Truth, Many Questions". Miami New Times. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ arrested
  5. ^ "Stitches - Brick In Yo Face". 305 Magazine. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "The White Gucci Mane? Stitches – Brick In Yo Face (Stiches is a Video)". Hit The Floor. April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2015.