Russ Vitale (born September 26, 1992), better known by his stage name Russ, is an American hip hop recording artist 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 Vitale was born September 29, 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.
His early inspirations were G-Unit, 50 Cent and Eminem.