Russ

Released: February 8, 2013

Songwriter: Russ

Producer: Russ

[Chorus]
I used to be sober every second of my day
Now I can't sleep without a bottle of champagne
What the fuck is going on?
My mom is saying rehab, dad is saying Russ what the fuck?
Well oh gee dad what did you expect?

[Verse 1]
Dropped out of school to make beats
Gianna needs this, Frank needs that, Mom needs a
House on the beach
My best friend Nate got caught by police
They got him downtown, locked up, Rice Street
What the fuck we gonna do now, do now?
We need an angel from above, above
To come down and show us love

[Chorus]
I used to be sober every second of my day
Now I can't sleep without a bottle of champagne
What the fuck is going on?
My mom is saying rehab, dad is saying Russ what the fuck?
Well oh gee dad what did you expect?

[Verse 2]
It was me, one nice girl in the picture
Half brother and a half-sister
It never hit me, wonder if they miss me
Tears fallin' down on the face of Jimmy
That's my dad and his first son
Wonder bout my mom, was she gone?
Was she numb?
I can't wrap my head around it, around it
And for the longest time, I was in the grey area
No shine, but the light shines bright on the truth
Now I'm drinkin' gin all night in the booth

[Chorus]
I used to be sober every second of my day
Now I can't sleep without a bottle of champagne
What the fuck is going on?
My mom is saying rehab, dad is saying Russ what the fuck?
Well oh gee dad what did you expect?

[Bridge]
God, grant me the serenity to accept things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference
Yeah

[Chorus]
I used to be sober every second of my day
Now I can't sleep without a bottle of champagne
What the fuck is going on?
My mom is saying rehab, dad is saying Russ what the fuck?
Well oh gee dad what did you expect?

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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