Stitches (rapper)

Phillip Nickolas Katsabanis[1] (born June 17, 1995), better known by his stage name Stitches, is an American rapper. He is known for the song “Brick In Yo Face”.[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
Birth namePhillip Nickolas Katsabanis
Also known asLil Phill
Born (1995-06-17) June 17, 1995
Miami, Florida, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2014–present

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. He attended John A. Ferguson Senior High School prior to dropping out.[4] The rapper began selling cocaine and guns to support himself after moving to South Beach, Florida, from Miami, a claim that has been backed up by his siblings.[3]

Katsabanis was married from 2012 to 2017 to Erica Duarte, and has three children, Rex, Rocco, and Evelyn.[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. Drake, David. "This Video By Unsigned 18-Year-Old Miami Rapper Stitches Is the Sound of Mainlining 12 RedBulls". Complex. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  3. Francisco Alvarado, Allie Conti. "Viral Rapper Stitches: Some Truth, Many Questions". Miami New Times. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  4. 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. "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. Retrieved April 20, 2015.


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