Russ

Released: June 12, 2013

Songwriter: Russ

Producer: Russ

[Verse 1]
Local breakfast dining with mom, sayin' the usual (Usual)
Not dressed up but the moment seems suitable
Fuck religion, God who?
And Sunday there's a funeral
Oh, this the crucible?
This supposed to be beautiful
Shit, my boy's momma's laying on her deathbed
Paralyzed from the waist down
But he's still thinking 'bout his next step
Damn, fuck, fuck you talking 'bout? (Talking 'bout)
Yeah

[Chorus]
You might as well get it while you're here
'Cause you can't live forever (Ever, ever)
You might as well get it while you're here
'Cause you can't live forever (Ever, ever)
(Might as well)

[Bridge]
Let me know if you wanna ride out (Ride out)
I'll take you to my hideout (Hideout)
Drink, smoke, pop fly out (Fly out)
Woah-oh, woah-oh

[Verse 2]
Yeah, drinking this liquor, spilling my dreams
Filling these pictures, coloring schemes
Music, another brother to me
I swear I lead a couple lives
When I tell my parents what my siblings want to survive
When I tell my friends or myself when the cups rise
Shout out to my brother Frank though
Let those blunts fly
I know that you teaching, that you reaching for your goals
See that road and, yeah
Motherfucker, yeah we go in, what

[Bridge]
Let me know if you wanna ride out (Ride out)
I'll take you to my hideout (Hideout)
Drink, smoke, pop fly out (Fly out)
Woah-oh, woah-oh
Let me know if you wanna ride out (Ride out)
I'll take you to my hideout (Hideout)
Drink, smoke, pop fly out (Fly out)
Woah-oh, woah-oh

[Chorus]
You might as well get it while you're here
'Cause you can't live forever (Ever, ever)
You might as well get it while you're here
'Cause you can't live forever (Ever, ever)
(Might as well)

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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