Russ

Released: March 23, 2014

Songwriter: Russ

Producer: Russ

[Chorus: Russ]
All y'all, you wanna' be Rihanna, ayy
When you gonna' realize she wants you to be you? Yeah, ayy
All y'all, you wanna' be Beyoncé, ayy
When you gonna' realize she wants you to be you?
And that goes for Adele too

[Verse 1: Russ]
Why don't you (don't you)
Hold onto (to)
Everything you have? (have)
Cause you don't see, you don't see
I'm just here to (here to)
Introduce you (you)
To yourself and all your love
Yeah (your love)

[Refrain 1: Russ]
When it comes to the void in your soul, fill it up
Y'all are spilling guts from the blunts, more than love
What the fuck? (fuck, fuck, fuck)

[Chorus: Russ]
All y'all, you wanna' be Rihanna, ayy
When you gonna' realize she wants you to be you? Yeah, ayy
All y'all, you wanna' be Beyoncé, ayy
When you gonna' realize she wants you to be you?
And that goes for Adele too

[Verse 2: Russ]
Y'all girls are slaves too (slaves too)
The outside world, damn (damn)
His perceptions got you lost (you lost) damn
But look within that, (that) lil girl
Who never needed all that talk

[Refrain 2: Russ]
You were gonna do it, regardless
You were gonna do it, regardless
Cause you a boss

[Chorus: Russ]
All y'all, you wanna' be Rihanna, ayy
When you gonna' realize she wants you to be you? Yeah, ayy
All y'all, you wanna' be Beyoncé, ayy
When you gonna' realize she wants you to be you?
And that goes for Adele too

[Outro: Russ]
Yeah
I guess I could sing here but
I don't know
I just want y'all to wake up
I just want y'all to wake up, hehe
The fuck
I guess I sang
Just wake up

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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