Russ (rapper)
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| Birth name | Russ Vitale |
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September 26, 1992 New Jersey, United States |
| Origin | Roswell, Georgia, United States |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Columbia |
| Website | diemon |
Russ Vitale (born September 26, 1992), better known by his stage name Russ, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is one of the fastest growing artists of 2016. He is part of the DIEMON Crew, a rap group. His SoundCloud page has garnered over 40 million listens since its inception in 2014. In 2016, Russ signed to Columbia Records. He later released the single "What They Want."
Russ was born September 26, 1992 in New Jersey. He is of Sicilian ancestry. He has also lived in New York, North Carolina and Kentucky. Russ started writing raps in his notebook at 7 years old and started making beats when he was 14. He recorded his first song at 18 years old.
Russ has different right and left eye colors.
His early inspirations were G-Unit, 50 Cent and Eminem.
At the end of August 2016 Russ became known in the Polish media. His clip 'Losin Control' (from February 2016) was accused of being a plagiarism of the clip 'The Fib' (released in September 2015) created for the song of Polish electronic music group . The alleged similarities relate to the script, characters, film techniques, shots and scenes. The creators of the original version of the clip announced a lawsuit.
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