Russ Millions

This article is about the British rapper. For the American rapper, see Russ (rapper).

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
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2016–present
Labels
  • One of a Kind Music
  • Since 93
Formerly ofSMG
Websiterussmillions-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]

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.

  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. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference UKchart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.