Russ

Released: June 12, 2013

Songwriter: Russ

Producer: Russ

[Intro]
What up chica?

[Verse 1]
I'm picking you up and dropping you off
That's the routine
Old nightmare's turning into new dreams
Anyway you're tearing up
You're gorgeous, you don't hear it enough
You've got a fortress
You don't believe but I see it so I tell you
Try to help you but you tell me I'm too good
I said "Slow down your engine"
She said she wants the whole hood
Exactly, pass me the bottle in your lap
Fuck the cops, just let them pass
Got 'bout half a tank of gas
And a full tank of your past
Passing us, you're beeping on my horn
You're creeping on your former
Man, right in front of me
Your company might be too excessive
I dropped out of fucking school
Why am I still learning lessons?

[Chorus]
Why? Why? Why? Why?
Why? Why? Why? Why?

[Verse 2]
Oh, this is thug life
You got those blunts right?
You got a man to beat your ass
You wanted a thug right?
I think you got, selling chronic
You're just trying to survive
So you say that he's just killing you
Are you tryna just die?
You tell me "Yes"
"Best believe, take a gun to my head"
That's what you said
I said "What good would you do to me dead?"
Damn, I'm tryna fucking live
While your tryna fucking smoke
Or are you tryna fucking sip shit down?
What the fuck?

[Chorus]
Why? Why? Why? Why?
Why? Why? Why? Why?
Why? Why? Why? Why?
Why? Why? Why? Why?

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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