Russ is officially a New York Times best-selling author thanks to his latest literary effort, It Was You All Along.
Following its release earlier this month, the multi-hyphenate took to X on Wednesday (June 12) to reveal that the self-help book debuted at No. 7 on the prestigious list.
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“OFFICIALLY A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR!!!!!” he wrote. “Thank you to the team at Harper Collins and thank you to my fans!!!! Yall are the best [prayer emojis]”
The book, which marks Russ’ second literary release, is described as something “for everyone who’s looking for answers in all the wrong places. It’s a book about self-empowerment, self-awareness, and ultimately self-love.”
OFFICIALLY A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR!!!!!
Thank you to the team at Harper Collins and thank you to my fans!!!!
Yall are the best 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/A9K4Vtef25
— SANTIAGO (@russdiemon) June 12, 2024
While he’s excited about making the New York Times chart, Russ earlier this year took Hip Hop fans to task as he claimed that they focus too much on “numbers” and not enough on artistry.
“sales and streams should never count towards awards when everyone in the business knows sales and streams are often times manipulated and faked. what can’t be faked is what you’re actually hearing,” he wrote on X in February. “there is no metric outside of what YOU think is the best. the metric for the Grammys is a small group of industry people voting on who THEY think is best.
“streams aren’t the ONLY factor, nor should they be especially when it’s known that they are often times fake. The younger generation has really let numbers dictate what they think is good or not. No original thoughts of their own, just ‘hey look at the numbers, this means it’s the best.’ All while failing to realize that more than ever, numbers are being faked.”
“Group thinkers are running rampant,” he continued. “I encourage everyone to think for themselves and let their own taste influence their opinion, not numbers.”
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Russ then went on to say that fans who focus too much on numbers are “lost idiots” and called them his “least favorite fans,” saying they have “mush for brains.”
