Russ

Released: March 23, 2014

Songwriter: Russ

Producer: Russ

[Intro: Russ]
Yeah (yes I will)
Yeah
I mean I'm gonna' spit a little bit fast
Well faster than usual
Y'all gotta' just keep up a little bit
Give me at least that

[Verse 1: Russ]
Appreciating anonymity
Walking through the airport unnoticed
That'll be a real fly memory
But until I'm on, I pretend to be
Cause you are what you think
And I'm a legend in my head
But it's still not pretending me
I'm special, I don't guess so
Yeah I know it
I can even stop right now and let my instrumental show it

[Chorus: Diana Ross & Russ]
I'm gonna' make you love me
Yeah
Oh I will, I will, I will
I told you Imma' make you love me
I'm gonna' make you love me
Y'all gotta' love this man
Oh I will, yes I will
Go 'head

[Post-Chorus: Russ]
I've been at this for too long, long
You gon' love me
All I really got is songs
To make you love me (love me, love me)

[Verse 2: Russ]
Yeah, ongoing dreams for a decade plus
Y'all were hating in the hallways now you been playing Russ
Understandable, I'm handing you this playlist you're missing
And my family fucks with me but I can't just handle this vision
Damn

[Chorus: Diana Ross & Russ]
I'm gonna' make you love me
I know y'all love me
Oh I will, I will, I will
I'm just tryna' show you what it could be
I'm gonna' make you love me
What it should be
Oh I will, yes I will
Yeah

[Post-Chorus: Russ]
I've been at this for too long
You gon' love me
All I really got is songs
To make you love me
I've been at this for too long
You gon' love me
All I really got is songs
To make you love me

[Outro: Russ]
Yeah
I know me talking over this shit
You can't really like hear what the hook was saying but
It's really just- I think it's Diana Ross
She's saying I'm gonna' make you love me
I think anyone who does this shit just wants the love out of it
You know what I mean, like
I just want y'all to fuck with it

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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