Russ Calls Out Hip-Hop Media With Conductor Williams-Produced "Legend Freestyle"

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Russ recently just laid down vocals for The Conductor for the producer's recent album.

Russ has always been a pretty vocal guy and a controversial one in the eyes of some as well. His passion for the landscape of hip-hop, where he fits within it, and the media's relationship with the artists, are all topics you can find him speaking on. All three are sort of covered in Russ' newest song "Legend Freestyle," produced by Conductor Williams. The latter is discussed, but the Georgia MC is holding back one bit. He's calling out publications by name and unleashing on the credentials of journalists. "I'm not impressed with editors of Rolling Stone or GQ / Y'all egos crazy if you think that artists actually need you / Y'all don't move the needle."

But he doesn't stop there. "It's a different game, adapt, just like the rest of us / Critics can't take criticism but be the first ones disrespectin' us, p***ies / Cosplayin' as God like you got power, power." It's not anything jaw-dropping from Russ at this point, as he's been saying this for years. On top of putting the media on blast, he gasses himself up as a legend in the game. In some respects, he certainly has standing to make this claim. He's been a dominant figure in the sort-of underground, sort-of mainstream lane for over a decade due to his prolific nature. Give the track a spin and see what you think of it and its messages.

"Legend Freestyle" - Russ

Quotable Lyrics:

If you do me wrong I'm in unforgivin' mood
I make the music that my younger self would love to listen to
Permission to be myself, but I'm not askin' no more
I starved myself of self-love, but I'm not fastin' no more
Tell myself that I'm okay, I'm just workin' on believin' it
I see all the love and praise, I'm workin' on receivin' it

About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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