Prolific, โdo-it-allโ rapper and producer Russ has love on his mind on his slick new single, โWife You Up.โ
Russ has had a great year.ย He dropped his debut album in May 2017, and it bowed in the top-five of the Billboard 200.ย Not only has it performed respectably, the quality was respectable as well.ย Russ is a do-it-all artist, and he does it well.ย Even after the success with his debut album, he continues to drop new music.ย His latest, greatest offering is single, โWife You Up.โ
โWife You Upโ opens with smooth, urban contemporary production, led by electric piano.ย The lush sound is indicative of romance โ true, committed love.ย Russ opts for singing as opposed to dropping tough, biting bars, at least on the first verse.
โGirl we fell in love we both worked at the mall Way before the rollie You was just my homie You were tryna love way before I had it all... Looking back ashamed we were only a phase.โ
On the second verse, he loses some of the โpitchโ in favor of bars. Even so, love is still the sentiment he opts to convey.
โIโm turning down the rest for you If they call us foul Iโm fighting all the refs for you I make you a better you...โ
The chorus, which appears at the top of โWife You Up,โ is crรจme de la crรจme.ย Simply put, itโs the โcherry on top.โ
โBaby youโre a one of one to me I know that I should probably wife you up And baby I swear Iโm done with these Other women they donโt mean shit to me.โ
Final Thoughtsย
Once again, Russ strikes gold with โWife You Up.โ Lushly produced, beautifully sung and rapped, and all in all, winning.ย This isnโt the โsong of the year,โ but Russ continues to grind hard.
Russ โข Wife You Up โ Single โข Columbia โข Release: 9.22.17
Photo Credit: Columbia