The rapper Stitches has been described as a drama person with a lot of controversies attached to his name. His unique lifestyle and music style have brought him into the limelight. Aside from being known for his multiple tattoos, he is known for always picking fights with other rappers who might disagree with his violent lifestyle.
Stitches the rapper is said to have fiery temper since when he was a young boy. So it is evident that he has been a troublemaker for quite some time. Surprisingly, he has found his way around it and has become a prominent hip-hop singer with a huge and strong fan base.
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Who Is Stitches The Rapper?
Stitches was born Philip Nickolas Katsabanis on 17 June 1995 in Miami, Florida, the United States to his parents Esther and Alexander Katsabanis. He grew up in Kendall, Florida, a suburb of Miami. The rapper is of Greek and Cuban descent. His parents got divorced when he was barely one year old. He has two older brothers, Alex Jr and Dimitri.
He attended G. Holmes Braddock High School in Miami-Dade County but he later dropped out of school. According to Stitches, he was expelled because of punching the principal in the face. He was arrested after the incident and since then, he has always been on his own. The principal of the school, Manuel Garcia was later contacted but he refuted the claim that stitches made about punching him.
Stitches’ Net Worth
The American rapper Stitches has been quite successful in his career and that has increased his income. According to celebrity net worth, the rapper is worth $500 thousand.
Stitches’ Personal Life: Wife and Children
The rapper got married to Erica Duarte in 2012 after they dated for a short period but they got divorced in 2017. Their union was blessed with three children Rex, Rocco, and Evelyn. His ex-wife was a judicial assistant. At that time, the rapper was only 17 years old while his wife was said to be eleven years older than him. Erica Duarte participated in the reality show, Paris Hilton’s New BFF where Paris Hilton was choosing a new best friend for her. She did not become popular until after she got married to the rapper.
Stitches’ Tattoos
Stitches the rapper is well known for the tattoos he has all over his body. According to the rapper, each of his tattoos has a good meaning and is very important to him. He has an AK-47 tattoo on his face which he got when he was just 16 years old. He revealed that the AK-47 is his favorite gun. Some of the other significant tattoos he has are the teddy bear on his forehead and actual stitches across his mouth, the tattoo is a symbol of his name.
He tattooed the face of his first son on his cheek in 2017, explaining that his son, Rex changed his life. Also, he has the face of the popular rapper Tupac on his forehead close to the teddy bear. This might be significant for him also as Tupac was widely regarded as a great rapper.
There have been speculations that the rapper’s tattoos have been inspired by the comic book character, joker. Apart from his face, his hands are both covered with different tattoos.
In 2020 he visited the famous tattoo artist, Omar Fame for a new tattoo. The artist added a brutally ripped skin piece to the stitches cheek. The new tattoo had the look of fresh skin or flesh decomposing and ripping apart with blood and muscles showing. The new tattoo was to cover up a portrait of two children who have been there. The other tattoos he has on his face are inscriptions like “fuck a job”, “cocaine”, and the spider tattoos.
Is He Dead
The controversial rapper was assumed to be dead at a point. It was reported that he died after he was killed in a shooting near the club Miami gentlemen. It was all over social media that he was dead. Some sources even had articles and images which made so many people believe stitches had died.
It was later revealed that the rumors were just publicity stunts that really helped his career so it means the rapper is still alive and thriving.
Here 7 Interesting Facts about Stitches the Rapper
1. Stitches had sold Hard Substances And Weapons Before
After the rapper moved from his hometown to South Beach, Florida he started selling some hard substances and weapons to make money. Stitches revealed that he rented a penthouse in South Beach and used exotic cars. He also added that he dated older women and they would sign the lease for him.
2. Stitches’ Rapping Career
The rapper began his career as Lil Phill and released his first mixtapes, Brick Bible, and supple and demand. He later produced his debut album “For Drug Dealers Only” and the tract which made him famous was called Brick in Yo Face. The song was his breakthrough and he became recognized in the rapping scene. The music video for the song had up to 28 million views on YouTube.
Some popular DJs who helped him grow in his career were DJ Cinemax and DJ Ace. His second album was called Tales Of A Drug Lord and the song that was well received was the song pain and success.
3. He Is Inspired By A Few Artists
Stitches revealed that he got the inspiration for music from some of his favorite artists to whom he was always listening. Among them are Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, and Gucci Mane. He also added that he got the inspiration for his creative works from artists like Blac Youngsta, Trace Cyrus, Fat Trel, and Compton Menace.
4. He Was Arrested And Charged In 2017
The rapper seems to be always in some kind of trouble because he has been arrested several times. He was arrested in 2017 for gun and substance use. The police were able to find him guilty but fortunately for him, his attorney was able to save him from jail time.
5. Stitches’ Might Have Taken After His Dad
According to reports, Stitches dad, Alexander was a deadbeat dad. His mother’s attorney had filed several motions up to seven times between 1996 and 2005 to hold his father in contempt because he had missed his child support payments. After his parents divorced, a family court judge ordered his father to attend anger management classes. This shows that he also had temper issues like Stitches.
6. Stitches’ Social Media Presence
Stitches is active on Instagram and have amassed a huge number of followers over the years. He has over 1.4m followers. On Twitter, he has about 19.6k followers.
7. He Owns Publishing Company
Stitches have a registered publishing company under his name. Also, the rapper trademarked his name legally so he has every right to sue anybody who uses his name or word on their belonging. He also has a crew called TMI which means Too Much Ink.
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