Russ

Released: December 15, 2011

Songwriter: Russ

Producer: Russ

[Intro]
Yeah, uh

[Verse 1]
We were way too young but that didn't stop us did it?
Home is where the heart is so I stopped to visit (Visit)
You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first
So either hold your spot or take your shot and risk it
Oh God, this might work
Just this night, you go first
Make it last, don't you hurt
Innocence is all I'm worth
So I don't have a plan, I'm just doing what I can
You don't have to understand
Let's just get it, don't forget it
Here I am

[Bridge]
Yeah

[Verse 2]
Okay, I'm standing in romances shoes
Notion drinks, my stance is loose
I been in a dance or two
And chance's are my dance was you
We started swaying softly back and forth, and side to side (Yeah)
Now your heart's saying it lost me
Mapped my course and found my time
Locate my rhythm and my balance
I was sipping out my chalice
Building billions at my palace
Catching feelings, fuck a Alice
In my wonderland, I understand
I overstayed my welcome (Sorry)
We both know it was wrong
So here's my song, I'm gone, you're welcome (Yeah)
You're welcome

[Verse 3]
Okay, a life full of love and a life full of hate
And you fighting, you hugging, you skyping, you dating
You might be a slut but you like to equate
And you might like to fuck but he might not relate
So I'm wishing and hoping (Mmm)
Sipping and smoking (Yeah)
Doesn't pan out 'cause your vision in broken
You're thinking he's open when really he's closed
Really he's focused on women and clothes
His mission to blow, you're kissing him slow (Yeah)
He's thinking about flows and rekindling hoes
That he met before you and you don't even know
And now you want no part but your heart is bestowed so (Damn)
Living and bibbling, hoping he gives a shit
Knowing he's sick of it
Focus is limited, smoke 'til you're feeling it
Smoke 'til you're feeling it
Smoke 'til you're feeling it
Smoke 'til you're feeling it

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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