Russ

Released: January 1, 2013

Songwriter: Russ

Producer: Russ

[Intro]
Yeah, hello, hello
Welcome to my lifestyle
Days in the A may be tame but the night's wild
So I'm gon' stay loose
Sippin' on some Grey Goose
Trynna run the game without the chains or the bape shoes

[Verse 1]
Marry it, carry it, ride on the chariot
Grow old, blow smoke, die when I bury it
But I just hope that I can handle all the lime light
I can set my clock but, God's got the time right
Nothing else left but I'm blessed 'cause my mind's right
One man's test is the same man's hindsight
One damn check makes a motherfucker shine twice
One plan left 'till I'm next so I grind like;
Three blind mice trynna find a piece of cheese
Rewind nights tryna find the key to dreams
Speak my mind 'cause I'm keepin' alive
'Cause I read fine lines just to breathe, breathe

[Chorus]
Sometimes I find myself
Ridin' 'round Atlanta with my windows down
Trynna keep it simple now, yeah
'Cause it don't matter where you've been just what you're after
So I'm ridin' slow, 'caue my dreams are coming faster
Yeah

[Verse 2]
I wasn't born in the A but I'm scorched in the aye
Got scotch so I’m hot like Storch in the day
When he was making bangers, I was making plans
Tryna use my fingers make the world in my hands
I was young and I'm still am, but I'm getting older
Money on my mind and my music's on my shoulder
Pain on my heart and it's only getting colder
Play the game, do my part, then I end up with the floater
Would've told you if I knew you Atlanta Brave girl
Burning doja in the booth, that Atlanta grape earl
Singing "Shoutout to my ex's, hello to the future"
Bring around some blessings that my past is not used to
I'ma be the one, never two, never three
Trynna better what I've done and improve what I see
I'ma measure what I've won by the roofs that I breach
I'ma tread you with some drums and the proofs of my beats

[Chorus]
Sometimes I find myself
Ridin' 'round Atlanta with my windows down
Trynna keep it simple now, yeah
'Cause it don't matter where we've been just what you have to
So I'm ridin' slow, 'cause my dreams are coming faster
Yeah

[Bridge]
You keep on hating
I just keep chasing
What I want, doing what I want
I'm what you need, who cares what you want so
Just keep on hating
I'll just keep chasing
What I want, doing what I want
I'm what you need, fuck what you want so
You keep on hating
I just keep chasing
What I want, doing what I want
I'm what you need, who cares what you want so
Just keep on hating
I'll just keep chasing
What I want, doing what I want
I'm what you need, fuck what you want so

[Chorus]
Sometimes I find myself
Ridin' 'round Atlanta with my windows down
Trynna keep it simple now, yeah
'Cause it don't matter where we've been just what you have to
So I'm ridin' slow, 'cause my dreams are coming faster
Yeah

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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