Russell James Vitale better known as Russ is a prominent American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is widely known after releasing his twelfth studio album, There’s Really a Wolf, in May 2017 with Columbia Records.
Moreover, he earned two platinum plaques for his singles “What They Want” and “Losin Control.
Famous American rapper, Russ was born on September 26, 1992, in Secaucus, New Jersey. As of 2023, his age is 30.
He is of American nationality and belongs to Sicilian descent. He was born to an American family with Sicilian ancestry.
According to the astrologist’s birth chart, his zodiac sign is Libra.
Russ was full name is Russell James Vitale. However, his parents real identities and name hasn’t been disclosed yet but as per the sources, his mother’s name is June Diemon.
Plus, his sister’s name is Gianna Vitale, and his other brother is Frank Diemo.
Talking about his childhood days, he has lived in many cities in the USA, due to his father having to constantly relocate due to his career. He also lived in Northan Carolina and Kentucky with his family. Later on, they permanently settled down in Atalanta, Georgia.
As per the sources Russ was a student of Kennesaw State University. Besides this, his other educational history is missing.
Russ: Music Career, Songs, Albums
Russ was interested in singing since his childhood days, also he was taught to play guitar by his father.
Since 7 years old he started writing in his notebook. Initially, at the very young age of 18, he record his first song.
In the year 2011, he appeared on MTV after Bugus sings “El Jefe” with his fellow rapper Bugus. Russ co-founded his own collectives and Label with his fellow Bugus and others, while he was short-registered at Kennesaw State University.
Between the year December 2011- August 2014, he released 11 albums and 87 singles consecutively. For more than three years he started to release a song on SoundCloud every week.
Moreover, Russ’s two songs They Want” and “Losin Control“, was listed on Billboard Hot 100, at number 83 and number 62 respectively. His twelfth studio album There’s Really a Wolf released on May 5, 2017, after signing a partnership with Columbia Records. Moreover, it debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard 200.
Prior to this, his other famous albums are, CHOMPS 2, There’s Really a Wolf, Pink Elephant, ZOO, Brain Dead, Color Blind, 5280, Apollo 13, Straight from Limbo, Silence, The Edge, Vacatioon, Velevt, The Mirror Dance, Just In Case and Bailando Chic.
Moreover, On November 18, 2021, Russ announced a new EP, Chomp 2, as the sequel to last year’s Chomp.
Russ: Net worth, Salary
Being an American rapper, Russ has collected a sum amount of money from his career. He is living in a lavish life.
Moreover, as of 2023, his net worth is assumed to be $10 million.
His annual salary, weekly earnings, and album earnings are missing at the moment.
Russ Rumors, Controversy
On September 11, 2017, he became the topic of controversy, where Russ tweeted a photo of himself after a show wearing a shirt emblazoned with the question: “How much Xans and Lean do you have to do before you realize you’re a fucking loser,” with the caption being “Aftershow Message.”
This tweet caused some controversy and also led to numerous fury responses from other music artists.
Fredo Santan, a Chicago rapper, responded to the tweet, stating:
“Until I can stop thinking bout my dead homies and the trauma I been thru in my life that’s when I’ll stop”.
Also, the controversial phrase “f**k Russ” became a commonly referenced phrase and meme. Again, famous rappers, Lil Pump, and J.Cole settled their cases in an interview, Lil Pump tweeted
“ME & J COLE COOL NOW SO NOW ITS FUCK R*SS”
Russ: Body features, Height, Weight
Famous rapper, Russ’s height stands at 5 feet 5 inches with brown long, curling, flowing hair, and orange skin.
Apart from this, he has two different eye colours, his left eye is dark brown, and his right is light brown due to a condition of heterochromia.
At present, his exact body weight and body measurement data are not revealed.
Social Media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter
Russ is highly active on all social sites, As of 2023, his verified Instagram account has 41.1M followers with 1434 Following under the user name @russ.
Whereas his verified Twitter account has 2.1m followers with 437 following under the user name @russdiemon and his Facebook account has 1.7M likes with 2.7m Followers.
Also, his Youtube channel has 5.82 subscribers under the channel name @russdiemon.
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