Russ Millions

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Russ Millions
Birth nameShylo Batchelor Ashby Milwood
Also known as
  • Russ
  • RussMB [1]
  • Russ Splash
Born (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28)
Deptford, London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2016–present
Labels
  • One of a Kind Music
  • Since 93
Formerly ofSMG
Website www.russmillions-ooak.co.uk

Shylo Batchelor Ashby Milwood (born 20 March 1996), known professionally as Russ Millions (formerly Russ, Russ Splash or RussMB), is an English rapper. In December 2018 he released his single "Gun Lean" on Virgin Records. [2] The track peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart, [3] becoming the first UK drill track to reach the top 10. [4] Russ Millions has collaborated with Buni, Taze, Tion Wayne, Digga D, Pressa, LD and Dappy. [5] [6]

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The dance that Russ performs in the music video became a "dance craze" and was mimicked by footballers including Jesse Lingard. [7] It was ranked by The Guardian at number 10 on their list of "greatest pop music dance crazes". [8]

In April 2019 his follow-up single "Keisha & Becky" with Tion Wayne entered the UK Singles Chart at number 19, and later peaked at number seven. The song was later certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). [3] As a lead, he had his first number 1 with "Body" alongside Tion Wayne.

Discography

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[3] 		AUS
[11] 		IRE
[12] 		NZ
[13] 		SWE
[14]
"Gun Lean" [15] 20189—49——
"Keisha & Becky"
(with Tion Wayne) [17] 		20197—44——
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [16]
"Mr Sheeen"
(with Digga D) [18] 		28————
"VidaLoca"
(with Pressa and Taze) [19] 		—————
"OMG" [20]
(with LD)		—————
"Splash"
(with Dappy)		202078————
"Killy Killy" [21]
(featuring Jon Z and Quada)		—————
"Playground Finale" [22] —————
"Plugged In" [23]
(with Fumez the Engineer)		2021—————
"Body"
(with Tion Wayne)		111
[24] 		14
[25] 		Green With Envy and Pier Pressure
"Big Shark" [27] 54—90
[28] 		— [upper-alpha 1] —TBA
"6:30"53—95
[30] 		——
"Money Calling"
(with Da Beatfreakz, Raye and wewantwraiths)		48————
"Drive (Remix)"
(with Ayo Beatz, Clean Bandit, Chip, Wes Nelson, Topic & French the Kid)		17————Non-album singles
"Reggae & Calypso"
(with Buni and YV)		202212—17
[32] 		— [upper-alpha 2] —
"Backseat"97——— [upper-alpha 3] —One of a kind
"6am in Dubai"
(with Buni and YV)		100————
"Baba (Toma Tussi)"42—74
[35] 		— [upper-alpha 4] —
"Pisces"
(featuring Krept and Konan)		78————
"Canarsie"
(with Fivio Foreign)		2024———38—Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Big Shark" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [29]
  2. ↑ "Reggae & Calypso" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [33]
  3. ↑ "Backseat" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [34]
  4. ↑ "Baba (Toma Tussi)" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 25 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [36]

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References

  1. ↑ "RussMB on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ↑ McQuaid, Ian (15 January 2019). "UK Driller Russ Is Here to Stay – and to Make You Dance". Noisey. Vice. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Peaks in the UK:
  4. ↑ Hancox, Dan (31 January 2019). "Skengdo and AM: the drill rappers sentenced for playing their song". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "PREMIERE: RUSS & TION WAYNE DROP HUGE "BODY" REMIX FEATURING BUGZY MALONE, FIVIO FOREIGN, DARKOO & MORE". 21 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "PREMIERE: RUSS DRAFTS TAZE, LD, DIGGA D, MS BANKS & LETHAL BIZZLE FOR "GUN LEAN" REMIX". 21 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "What is the 'gun lean'? Jesse Lingard's celebration mimics drill dance craze". Belfast Telegraph . 23 December 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  8. ↑ Snapes, Laura (4 January 2019). "The greatest pop music dance crazes – ranked!". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Russ Hour by Russ Millions on Apple Music". Apple Music. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "My Son: The – EP by Russ Millions on Apple Music". Apple Music. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  12. ↑ Peak positions in Ireland:
  13. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Discography Russ Millions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Gun Lean – Single by Russ splash". iTunes. 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 "British certifications – Russ Millions". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 26 August 2023.Type Russ Millions in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  17. ↑ "Keisha & Becky – Single by Russ splash & Tion Wayne". iTunes. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "DIGGA D & RUSS SPLASH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com .
  19. ↑ "VidaLoca – Single". iTunes. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  20. ↑ "OMG – Single by Russ Millions & LD on Apple Music". Apple Music. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  21. ↑ "Killy Killy – Single by Russ Millions, Jon Z, & Quada on Apple Music". Apple Music. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  22. ↑ "Playground Finale – Single by Russ Millions on Apple Music". Apple Music. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  23. ↑ "Russ Millions x Fumez the Engineer – Plugged In – Single by Fumez The Engineer & Russ Millions on Apple Music". Apple Music. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  24. ↑ "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 7 May 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  25. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  26. ↑ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles for week of 15 November 2021". aria.com.au. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  27. ↑ "Big Shark – Single by Russ Millions on Apple Music". Apple Music. July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  28. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  29. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  30. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  31. ↑ "British certifications – Money Calling". British Phonographic Industry. 29 August 2022.
  32. ↑ "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 11 March 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  33. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  34. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  35. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  36. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.


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