Russ
Russ
Russell James Vitale, Russ Vitale, Russell Vitale
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.
- Losin Control
- What They Want
- Goodbye
- Psycho (Pt. 2)
- Ain’t Nobody Takin My Baby
- Pull the Trigger
- Do It Myself
- Ride Slow
- Missin You Crazy
- Me You
- Cherry Hill
- BEST ON EARTH
- Too Many
- Yung God
- Wife You Up
- Some Time
- I Wanna Go Down With You
- Nobody Knows
- The Flute Song
- Scared
- CIVIL WAR
- September 16
- We Just Haven’t Met Yet
- The Otherside