Russ Hall’s rap style could be characterized as Smooth, melodic, and charismatic; a vibe to say the least. He draws on aspects of his Midwest roots and delivers a suave, witty, and lyrical performance that is the personification of “Cool”. No frills, just real, Hip-Hop. 
 Russ Hall’s musical journey began in 1998 as a youth in Cleveland, Ohio drawing inspiration from hip hop greats such as Notorious B.I.G and The Fresh Prince. 　 Russ has done stage performances in and around the Cleveland area, including locations such as The B-Side, Roc Bar, The Grog Shop and Phantasy. Outside of Cleveland, he has performed in Atlanta, Georgia at Union EAV and in New York City’s Santos Party House. Some performances also include collaborating with live bands as well. 
 Russ has 5 studio produced projects starting with “The Cool Room” (2011) followed by “Members Only” (2013); “RSHD” (2014); “The Cool Room 2” (2018); “5211” (2019) And his most recent release “Beautiful” (2020) can be found on all DSPs In 2015 Russ was selected by “I’m from Cleveland” (Imfromcleveland.com) music blog as one of the top ten, up and coming artist in the city of Cleveland. He was also featured in other publications such as “The Call and Post”. Russ has also worked alongside SweatBeatz, on several projects that were pitched to mainstream television and movies for placement.