Russ (rapper)

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

There's really a wolf   US 7th  platinum May 27, 2017 (84 weeks) zoo   CH 37 16.09.2018 (1 week)   US 4th 09/22/2018 (11 weeks) Shake the Snow Globe   CH 35 02/09/2020 (1 week)   US 4th 02/15/2020 (9 weeks)

Singles

What They Want   US 83  × 3 Triple platinum 11/12/2016 (8 weeks) Losin Control   US 62  × 4 Quadruple platinum 03/18/2017 (19 weeks) Best on Earth (with Bia)   US 46  platinum December 21, 2019 (20 weeks)

Russ (born September 26, 1992 in New Jersey , real life Russel Vitale ) is an American rapper , singer-songwriter and music producer . He was best known for his singles What They Want and Losin Control , which reached number 83 and 62 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . He is part of the rap group Diemon Crew. On May 5, 2017, he released his debut album, There’s Really a Wolf, with Columbia Records .

life and career

Russ was born in New Jersey on September 26, 1992 , and has moved frequently since then because of his father's work. So he lived briefly in New York , North Carolina and Kentucky until his family obtained permanent residence in Rosswell , Georgia . Today he lives in Atlanta . Russ began writing rap lyrics at the age of seven, and when he was 14 he produced his first beats . He recorded his first song at the age of 18.

Russ has iris heterochromia , which gives him two different eye colors and thus a special trademark. His left eye is dark, the right light brown.

Russ has been under contract with Columbia Records since 2016 . In the same year he released his single What They Want , which reached number 83 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and later Losin Control , which is his highest-placed single in the US charts with the highest numbering 29.

Before the release of his album, he announced his "The Wake Up" tour on Twitter , which will take place from May 16 to August 5, 2017.

At the end of August 2017 it was announced that There's Really a Wolf has reached gold status, which he also produced completely alone at the same time.

Music genre

His previous inspirations include G-Unit , 50 Cent and Eminem . Before he recorded himself rapping, Russ produced numerous beats for six years. Even today he writes, produces and mixes his own songs, is also responsible for mastering and also serves as a sound engineer .

Discography

Studio albums

• There's Really a Wolf (May 5, 2017)
• Zoo (September 7, 2018)
• Shake the Snow Globe (January 31, 2020)

Mix tapes

• Velvet (December 9, 2011)
• Apollo 13 (January 24, 2012)
• 5280 (July 23, 2012)
• Vacation (September 24, 2012)
• Straight From Limbo (January 1, 2013)
• The Edge (June 12, 2013)
• Colorblind (September 2, 2013)
• Pink Elephant (January 23, 2014)
• Brain Dead (March 24, 2014)
• Silence (June 11, 2014)

Singles

solo

2014:

• Goodbye (US:gold)
• Psycho

2015:

• Willy Wonka (feat.Paulina & Jafé)
• Too Many (US:gold)
• Pull the Trigger (US:gold)
• What They Want
• Someone to Drink With
• Losin Control
• Do It Myself (US:platinum)
• Down for you

2016:

• In between
• Yung God
• Waste my time
• T'd up
• We Just Haven't Met Yet
• Overdue
• Psycho Pt. 2 (US:platinum)
• Ain't Nobody Takin My Baby (US:platinum)

2017:

• The Journey
• Me You (US:platinum)
• Ride Slow (US:platinum)
• The Game
• Think Twice
• Prosper
• Maybe
• Wife You Up (US:gold)
• Lean On You
• Cherry Hill (US:platinum)

2018:

• Flip
• Alone
• Some time
• Since I Was Broke
• Sore losers
• Basement (feat. Jessie Reyez)
• Back to Life
• Dangerous
• Don't Fall For It
• September 16
• Tell Me Why
• The Flute Song
• Serious
• Missin You Crazy (US:platinum)

2019:

• Aint goin back
• All I Want (feat. Davido)
• Civil War (US:gold)
• Keisha & Becky (with Tion Wayne ) (UK:platinum)
• Paranoid

As a guest musician

2016

• Perico (with Dakota)

2018

• Issues (PnB Rock feat. Russ)
• Basement (with Jessie Reyez)
• Lil Arrogant (with Joey Badass )

Awards and nominations

year	Award	category	Won	Nominated
2017	Woodie Awards	Woodie To Watch	No	Yes

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chart sources: CH US
2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US UK
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} The Break Presents: Russ . Retrieved May 26, 2017.
4. ^ Meet Russ: The Up-and-Coming Atlanta Artist . Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 26, 2017. 
5. ^ Columbia Records Artist . Retrieved May 26, 2017.
6. ^ Russ - Chart history . Retrieved May 26, 2017.
7. ↑ The Wake Up Tour ( en-US ). Retrieved May 27, 2017.
8. ↑ Russ' "There's Really A Wolf" Album Goes Gold · Boutblank.com. Retrieved August 29, 2017 . 
9. ↑ Instagram post by Russ • Aug 28, 2017 at 6:34 pm. Retrieved August 29, 2017 . 
10. ^ Russ - Biography . Retrieved May 27, 2017.