Russ

One Liner: More of that Drake-biting sing-song rap
Wikipedia Genre: Hip hop and R&B
Spotify Says Similar To: Phora and 6lack
Home: Roswell, GA

Poster Position: 6
Slot: ?

Thoughts:  Seriously, the sixth line?  Who the hell is this guy?  Apparently the full name is Russ Vitale, and he does that sing-song rap stuff like Drake or Trey Songz or whatever. From his playcount, it looks like he is pretty popular, even though I don't get it.  Top song for streams on Spotify is "What They Want," with 105 million streams.

Look at that masterful man bun.  The first thing I thought of when I heard this guy is that terrible Post Malone dude who did the "White Iverson" song.  This is not my thing.  This guy should be down on the 22nd line of the poster.  Maybe some tracks on the new album (2017's There's Really a Wolf) are better, like "Don't Lie," but you are still going to have to suffer through a 20 song slog to get there on this bloated thing.  And stuff like "One More Shot" is terrible.  He's had several other albums (probably mix tapes), 2014's Silence, 2014's Brain Dead, 2014's Pink Elephant, and 2013's Straight from Limbo, but none of those have tracks in his top ten on Spotify.  His second most listened-to track on Spotify is "Losin Control," with 70.9 million streams.

I guess there is a big audience for this kind of confessional singing rap junk?  It ain't me, I know that much.  No thanks.

Recommend? No.