Who is rapper Russ? | The US Sun
RAPPER Russ has been making waves in the music industry after began releasing music free of charge.
Russ whose full name is Russell James Vitale, is an artist from Secaucus, New Jersey.
Who is rapper Russ?
Russ was born on September 26, 1992, making him 29.
Russ and fellow independent rapper Bugus launched their own independent label, Diemon, in 2011.
Diemon stands for Do It Everyday Music Or Nothing and started as a creative collective in Atlanta, Georgia.
From December 2011 to August 2014 Russ released 11 albums and 87 singles free of charge.
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He signed a deal with Columbia Records and went on to release his twelfth album, There's Really A Wolf in 2017, followed by Zoo in 2018, which reached #4 on the Billboard 200.
His contract with Columbia ended in 2020, but he continued to release music with EP Chomp in 2020 and Chomp 2 in 2021.
In March 2022 he went viral on TikTok for a remix of his song Handsomer featuring Ktlyn Raps.
The song broke through the top 40 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart on March 29, his fourth song on the list.
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Some of Russ' most popular songs on Apple Music are:
- Losin Control
- What They Want
- Ain't Nobody Takin My Baby
- Missin You Crazy
He has worked with many reputable artists in the rap industry such as Snoop Dogg, Ty Dolla $ign, Rick Ross, and Wale.
Is Russ on tour?
Russ is going on a world tour that will start in North America on April 29, 2022.
His first stop on the tour will be in Seattle, Washington.
The 2022 Russ tour will stop in the following US and Canadian cities before moving internationally:
- Seattle, WA - April 29
- Berkeley, CA - May 1
- San Diego, CA - May 3
- Los Angeles, CA - May 5
- Phoenix, AZ - May 6
- Albuquerque, NM - May 8
- Denver, CO - May 9
- Dallas, TX - May 11
- Corpus Christi, TX - May 12
- Houston, TX - May 14
- Austin, TX - May 15
- Kansas City, MO - May 17
- Minneapolis, MN - May 19
- Chicago, IL - May 20
- Detroit, MI - May 22
- Columbus, OH - May 23
- New York, NY - May 25
- Boston, MA - May 26
- Montreal, QC - May 28
- Toronto, ON - May 29
- Pittsburgh, PA - May 31
- Philadelphia, PA - June 2
- Baltimore, MD - June 3
- Nashville, TN - June 5
- Charlotte, NC - June 8
- Atlanta, GA - June 9
- Miami, FL - June 11
The European leg of the tour will begin in Stuttgart in August until and end with dates in Manchester on October 4, and London on October 6.
He will then head to Australia and New Zealand for four dates.
What has Russ said about his record label?
On March 30, 2022, Russ spoke to Variety about Diemon and his passion for new artists.
Russ told Variety of Diemon’s philosophy: "Everyone owns their masters; everyone owns their publishing. We don’t eat on your merch or your tours, and everything’s a profit split deal.
"We’re not looking to invest in an artist just to change their music.
"If we like an artist enough to sign them, it’s because we like what they’re doing.
"It’s just a super artist-friendly situation, where we’re here to provide resources and mentorship to artists that we believe in."
Bugus added that they are looking to sign artists that "we need to pull out of the studio and be like, ‘All right bro, you’ve done five songs tonight, take a break.'”
Both rappers hope that their record label will cause a shift in the music industry where artists realize that they themselves hold the power rather than the record labels.
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Diemon started in 2010 as a creative collective in Atlanta
Russ' estimated net worth is $10million according to Celebrity Net Worth.
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