Russ continues to be upfront about what he makes, he says for motivational purposes.

In his latest lesson/stunt he posted his monthly earnings between 2013 and 2017.

He barely made $500 in '13.  He was making millions in '17

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For inspirational purposes. My come up. OWNERSHIP. Ups and downs is all part of the journey. STICK WITH IT. The big dip in fall of 2016 is when I partnered and moved my main earners over to Columbia cuz I wanted them on my debut album. I stopped it at 2017 cuz I don’t need y’all fully in my pockets like that 😂😂 but also, every dollar on this I kept (except taxes) cuz as some have liked to laugh at, I produced mixed mastered engineered and wrote all of this. I been laughing the whole time!!! 🤣🤣🤣 TAG AN ARTIST WHO NEEDS TO SEE THIS

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For inspirational purposes. My come up. OWNERSHIP. Ups and downs is all part of the journey. STICK WITH IT. The big dip in fall of 2016 is when I partnered and moved my main earners over to Columbia cuz I wanted them on my debut album. I stopped it at 2017 cuz I don’t need y’all fully in my pockets like that 😂😂 but also, every dollar on this I kept (except taxes) cuz as some have liked to laugh at, I produced mixed mastered engineered and wrote all of this. I been laughing the whole time!!! 🤣🤣🤣 TAG AN ARTIST WHO NEEDS TO SEE THIS

Russ can be one self-righteous SOB.  But you do have to admire him for his DYI hustle.