Russell James Vitale (born September 26, 1992), known mononymously as Russ, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, author, and actor.

Met with critical and commercial success, the album received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)[6] and spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 entries—"What They Want" and "Losin Control.

"[7] His thirteenth and fourteenth albums, Zoo (2018) and Shake the Snow Globe (2020), both peaked at number four on the Billboard 200; the latter spawned his highest-charting single, "Best on Earth" (featuring Bia).

In 2019, he published his first book "It's All In Your Head" [12] Russell James Vitale was born on September 26, 1992, in Secaucus, New Jersey.

[16] After his short enrollment in Kennesaw State University, Russ co-founded his own collective and label, Diemon, with Bugus and others.

[31] On January 31, 2020, he released his fourteenth studio album, Shake the Snow Globe, on Russ My Way Inc. and Columbia Records.

[40] Later that year, he made his film debut, appearing as Parker Wayne in the M. Night Shyamalan thriller, Trap.

His style has been described by Uproxx as a "raspy, hardbody rap flow, and lilting, almost drunken singing voice".

[45] On September 11, 2017, after a show, Russ tweeted a picture depicting him in a shirt with writing on it that said: "How much xans and lean do you have to do before you realize you're a fucking loser".