Russell James Vitale, known mononymously as Russ, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. After eleven self-released albums, Vitale signed with Columbia Records to release his twelfth studio album and major label debut, There's Really a Wolf. Met with critical and commercial success, the album received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America and spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 entries—"What They Want" and "Losin Control." His thirteenth and fourteenth albums, Zoo and Shake the Snow Globe, both peaked at number four on the Billboard 200; the latter spawned his highest-charting single, "Best on Earth". Outside of his solo career, he is a member of the Atlanta-based hip hop collective Diemon.
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