Stitches (rapper)
Stitches | |
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| Birth name | Phillip Nickolas Katsabanis |
| Also known as | Stitches |
| Born | June 17, 1995 |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
Phillip Nickolas Katsabanis[1] (born June 17, 1995), better known by his stage name Stitches, is an American hip hop recording artist from Miami, Florida. He is known for the song “Brick In Yo Face”.[2] Prior to adopting the name Stitches, he was known as Lil Phil.[3] Stitches' debut album was released on November 24, 2015, entitled For Drug Dealers Only.
He released his first mixtape called “No Snitching Is My Statement” in 2014, followed by a debut album in 2015, entitled For Drug Dealers Only. The rapper has received criticism for ending his shows early and in 2014, Katsabanis's wife reportedly ended a concert early due to the singer providing audience members with drugs.[4][5][6][7]
Personal life
Phillip Nickolas Katsabanis was born on June 17, 1995 in Miami, Florida to Esther and Alexander Katsabanis, who divorced when Stitches was one year old, and is of Cuban and Greek descent.[8] The singer has claimed that he began selling drugs to support himself after moving to South Beach, Florida from Miami, a claim that has been backed up by his siblings.[3] Katsabanis is married and has three children.[8] In January 2016, news outlets reported he had been evicted from the home he was renting due to several months late rent totaling over $8000.[9]
On January 25, 2017, Katsabanis was arrested in Miami on felony drug and gun possession charges. Despite not having the correct identification to do so. When police stopped him while he was still in the car, he handed the officer a joint, and denied there were any weapons in the vehicle. Upon searching the vehicle, officers found a firearm and a mason jar full of marijuana in the back seat.[10]
Discography
Mixtapes
- No Snitching Is My Statement (2014)[11][12]
- Brick Bible (2015)
- Supply & Demand (2015)
- The Trap House-EP (2017)
Studio Albums
- For Drug Dealers Only (2015)
- Tales Of A Drug Lord (2016)
- Cocaine Holiday (2017)
References
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (2014-09-22). "Stitches, the Transgressive Rapper, Plays Amityville". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ^ Drake, David. "This Video By Unsigned 18-Year-Old Miami Rapper Stitches Is the Sound of Mainlining 12 RedBulls". Complex. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ a b Francisco Alvarado, Allie Conti. "Viral Rapper Stitches: Some Truth, Many Questions". Miami New Times. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ Moore, Alex. "Rapper's wife shuts down show after he gives cocaine to crowd". Death and Taxes. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ Breihan, Tom. "Viral Rapper Stitches Hits A Snag With His Giving-The-Audience-Cocaine Shtick". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ Carmanica, Jon. "Bad Boy Theater, With Cocaine as Co-Star". New York Times. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ Frydenlund, Zach. "Stitches' Wife Shut Down a Recent Show After He Brought Girls On Stage To Do Cocaine". Complex. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ a b David Drake (28 April 2014). "Meet Stitches, the Unsigned 18-Year-Old Miami Rapper With an AK-47 Tattooed on His Face". Complex. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ Exclusive: Rapper Stitches Evicted accessed 04 October 2016
- ^ "Rapper 'Stitches' Arrested on Gun, Drug Charges in Miami Beach". NBC Miami. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Stitches - Brick In Yo Face". 305 Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "The White Gucci Mane? Stitches – Brick In Yo Face (Official Video)". Hit The Floor. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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