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Russ Vitale (rapper)
Russ Vitale's zodiac sign, according to his horoscope dates, is a Libra.

Early Life
Russ was born into an American-Sicilian family which included him and three other siblings. At the age of 12 years old, Russ was heavily influenced by Georgia's culture; country music was what his parents listened to. Rap music was not as popular in the south, but was a thriving genre. Russ was taught to play several instruments by his father and over the years, gradually learned how to play one of which includes, the guitar. Russ attended and graduated from Roswell High School in Georgia. He then attended Kennesaw State University and dropped out after a year, to purse and work on his music career.

Career
After his short enrollment in Kennesaw State, Vitale then established his own collective and label, Diemon. With the label Diemon, some of Russ's close friends involved were Bugus, Dartlin, Paulo, DJ Adam Golden, Musa and John Anthony. Russ has his first interaction with the music app, SoundCloud, in October of 2014. After many other hit debuts, Vitale continued to release songs which included "Prosper", "Maybe" and "Lean On You".

Musical Style
Russ's popularity increasingly grew over the years since he first started in 2014. Vitale's idea was to be consistent on SoundCloud and post a new track every week; given his dedication, aspiration and resilience. It is known that Russ is so successful in his business because he speaks it into existence and writes all of his own music. In an interview, Russ actually mentions how he never thought he created bad music when he started making it.

Personal Life
Russ is said to have been previously in relationships but known to be very private. He likes to keep his personal life off of social media, hence why not many pictures of him are shown with his family or with his girlfriend.

Controversies
Some may argue that Russ's jump start in the industry had to do with his father, and opening up a record deal for him. It was supposedly stated that his father owned a advertising company that helped him but rumors and theories were soon shut down. Russ is a very outspoken musician and will speak his mind when he feels strongly about something. Vitale is a self-made musician and achieved his success on his own, but he makes it known that when a single or an album debuts, and hits that charts, that he had no features and is just as up there as any other Hip-Hop artist. Many also have reason to believe that Vitale acts very arrogant and is cocky about his music. In reality, he knows that to make it big in the business, he needed to learn how to stand on his own without the help of others who already have a name for themselves.