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Birth name | Phillip Nickolas Katsabanis |
Also known as | Lil Phill |
Born | Miami, Florida, United States | 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 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.
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]