Russ

Released: June 12, 2013

Songwriter: Russ

Producer: Russ

[Verse 1]
And I'm just tryna make it out to Europe
With these verses and these beats
Almost a decade in the making
All this patience makes me tweak
Weeks, days, months go by
Be engulfed in this whole project
Turned my back on guarantees
Took off after something that's not promised
Hell yeah, I want some dollars
Say the wiser or just some nonsense
Our conscience making comments
Like "We got this, got this, got this"
Society says "No" but the real me is on some boss shit
(Society says "No" but the real me is on some boss shit)

[Chorus]
As I come alive I realize
Yesterday I might have been dying (Yeah)
But today I live forever long as I'm not trying

[Verse 2]
Excited about the future but never forget the past
Living inside the present, presently I'm sipping Jag'
Flipping laughs into dreams, dreams into words
Words into songs, man this shit is absurd
Can't believe how far we made it
We just learned to fly, building our own plane
Accomplishments got us high
Fuck a blunt but Bugus still roll it up
That's how we started this shit
And I'll never use my soul as a bargaining chip
I'm following this vision that I had
When I was flying, bumping Walkmans
Balling, kicking raps
Yeah, I'm falling, slipping fast
I'm lucky that I caught myself
Boy versus wolf, I might call for help
If I need it I'm breathing so I can't complain
No cuffs, no fucks
Let me know if you relate (Yeah)

[Chorus]
As I come alive I realize
Yesterday I might have been dying (Yeah)
But today I live forever long as I'm not trying (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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