Russ on the Rise

Abbie Griffin, Staff Writer

For Hip Hop and R&B lovers, music writer, singer and producer, Russ, came out with a new album called “There’s Really a Wolf”. Announced on Twitter on April 19, 2017, the full album was released on May 5, 2017 besides four songs, “What They Want”, “Pull the Trigger”, “Do It Myself” and “Losin Control” that were released earlier on SoundCloud. This being Russ’ first studio album, his popularity has spiked after songs have hit the top charts.

After starting to write his own raps at just the age of seven, he also started to make music at the age of 14 and recorded his songs at the age of 18. He then joined Columbia Records in 2016 and released his hit singles “What They Want” and “Losin Control” which hit 83 and 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

After producing music for around six years, he then started to record himself rapping and began writing, producing, singing, rapping and performing his own music. This lead to the production of “There’s Really a Wolf” which also lead to the announcement of his tour, “The Wake Up Tour”, which would be performed from May 16 to August 5, 2017. With a combination of upbeat and calming music, this new album and artist is sure to please all audiences and entice emotions while doing so.