Russ & Kanye Connect On Instagram: "Life Is Insane"

Could there be a collab in the works?

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Kanye and Russ turned heads last night when Russ posted a picture of the two on Instagram. Meeting Kanye was a proud moment for Russ who wrote, "I’ve been dreaming of this moment forever. Thank you Big Boy. Thank you Kanye. Life is insane." No other details were given, but it's possible the two were working on new music together

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Fan reaction to the picture was mixed. Many fans on Instagram were excited to see the connection."YES ! I been watching since early soundcloud days and seeing this is just amazing. You inspire me everyday to keep pushin! Great achievement Russ," said one fan. Another added, "Got goosebumps how happy I got for you keep applying pressure I’ll be with y’all soon 🙏🏾💯." Rapper IDK even popped in leaving a number of fire emojis.

On Twitter, reaction was more mixed with the top comment reading "You might have just ruined Kanye West for me. Thank you Russ." Other comments followed suit, "Everyday being a Kanye fan gets harder and harder."

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Kanye's newest album Jesus is King may be polarizing, but the sales are indisputable. Jesus is King sold 264,000 equivalent album units, of which 109,000 were pure album sales during its first week of release.

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Cole Blake
Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.
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