Russ

Songwriter: Russ

Producer: Russ

[Intro]
Rree-bah-bah
Zee-bumba, dook-dook
Rita-ze, yeah

[Verse 1]
And I've been turnt up (Yeah)
For several days now
Home of the brave, I'm just chilling in the A-town
Tryna find my way out to a better place
I know if I stayed down the come-up will be great
But it's getting hard to breathe
I'm suffocating from the chase
As I'm looking at reflections
Tryna recognize my face
Running after dreams, telling God set the pace
Sometimes he puts up hurdles just to test me on my faith
I'm ready to be great, I do this for my sister
You're growing up to fast
Take it slow before I miss ya
Middle name: Hope, first name: God's grace
You're here for a reason, don't let anybody trick ya
If only you knew, knew (Knew)
What mom went through, through (Through)
Just to hear you cry the first time
To let her know that you're alive
You realized why I do what I do, do (Do)

[Chorus]
Tell me that "It's all gonna be alright"
Even if you're wrong it'll feel so right
'Cause I know, I know that I need it now
So tell me "It'll be alright"
Tell me that "It's all gonna be alright"
Even if you're wrong it'll feel so right
'Cause I know, I know that I need it now
So tell me "It'll be alright"

[Verse 2]
Yeah, and I was ten years old
Shady was my right hand, 50 was my left
Dr. Dre was my hype man
The living room was the venue
Mantle piece for a stage, that's what I was into
With my hat back, tryna be like MJ
Ten year flashbacks are feeling like ten days
I would let the pen graze the paper, that was routine
Decked out in Jordan writing 'bout some bluejeans
That I didn't have but damn it they was sagging
I said I was from Queens just to believe that I was rapping
Wonder if my parents thought "How'd the hell this happen?"
"How's my white kid got a black mans passion?"
But round of applause for the King and Queen
Yeah, they'd never mind when I would sing and scream
Always let me pick my dream not matter how unlikely
So when I start to doubt these flashbacks remind me
Yeah

[Chorus]
Tell me that "It's all gonna be alright"
Even if you're wrong it'll feel so right
'Cause I know, I know that I need it now
So tell me "It'll be alright"
Tell me that "It's all gonna be alright"
Even if you're wrong it'll feel so right
'Cause I know, I know that I need it now
So tell me "It'll be alright"

[Outro]
Yeah, everything is intentional
No accidents, everything on purpose
Yeah, yeah, yeah, bitch

Russell Vitale is a rapper from Atlanta, Georgia, by way of New Jersey. A lifelong fan of rap, Russ began writing raps in his notebook at the age of 7. At 14, he began making beats, producing for his friend Bugus who had dreams of making it as a rapper. In high school, Russ made the decision to also pursue a career as a rapper himself.

Between 2011 and 2014, Russ released 11 mixtapes. These received minimal attention, and Russ decided to wait to release his debut album until he had enough of an audience. What followed was 96 consecutive weekly singles released to his SoundCloud page. Two notables among the slew of singles were “What They Want” and “Losin Control,” both of which ended up being certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA.

On May 5, 2017, Russ released his debut album There’s Really A Wolf, which spawned 7 singles with Gold certification or higher and was certified Platinum within a year of its release. A year later, his sophomore project ZOO came to be on September 7, 2018, this time opting to enlist external producers and featured artists. Then, at the end of January 2020, he dropped his long-awaited SHAKE THE SNOW GLOBE album, where he talks about love, haters and his wealth.

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