Once in a while I get a tip about an artist from a friend…and that artist is actually good. This is one of those instances. Russ, a 21-year-old, long-haired free spirit, is self-described as one who never had a home[town]. He says he moved so often and at such random times in his life the only home he associates with is the universe.

Moving onto the more important points, one would never put the musical sound and physical image of Russ together. I’m highly confident in that. And it doesn’t specifically have to do with his skin color, nor his exposed forearm tattoos or hair. It’s more of the whole package deal, where one realizes when watching “Goodbye” and/or “We Should All Burn Together” that the man has swagger.

His delivery is heartfelt and his beat selection and overall production value is superb (he self produces close to all his own music). It’s a shame it took us here at The Source this long to catch on. Check out his most recent album Silence, released back in June, below.

Russ – Comin Thru (Official Video)

Premiered via Complex a few weeks ago, take a look at his latest music video for “Comin Thru” as well.

– Scott Randell (@iamscottrandell)