Shylo Batchelor Ashby Milwood (born 20 March 1996), known professionally as Russ Millions (formerly Russ, Russ Splash or RussMB), is a British rapper. In December 2018 he released his single "Gun Lean" on

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. The track peaked at number 9 on the

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, becoming the first UK drill track to reach the top 10. Russ Millions has collaborated with Buni, Taze,

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, Pressa, LD and Dappy. The dance that Russ performs in the music video became a "dance craze" and was mimicked by footballers including Jesse Lingard. It was ranked by ''

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'' at number 10 on their list of "greatest pop music dance crazes". In April 2019 his follow-up single "Keisha & Becky" with

entered the

at number 19, and later peaked at number seven. The song was later certified Platinum by the

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(BPI). As a lead, he had his first number 1 with " Body" alongside

Discography

Studio albums

* ''One Of A Kind'' (2023)

Extended plays

* ''Russ Hour'' (2020) * ''My Son: The EP'' (2020)

Singles

Notes

References

External links

* People from Lewisham Rappers from London English male rappers UK drill musicians Gangsta rappers Living people 1996 births {{UK-musician-stub