"Street Heat Vol. 5" All OUT!!! - Respect (Tha God) ft. Alas & Chief
>> Saturday, November 7, 2009
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Respect Tha God”, is the stage name for Russell Ballenger Jr, rapper straight out of Grime City Glen Cove. Russell’s love for music started with percussion lessons of the Kanga and Bongo with his Uncle Roy. Those lessons opened his mind to what most call the “beat of life”, thus taking that beat and seeing its position in his own life at an early age. At the tender age of 13 Russell started rapping, expressing himself from a musical standpoint in talent shows, rhyming about all the challenges he and others faced as young teens. The response he got from each show caused his love for music to grow, driving him to express the word he and so many called the TRUTH. He started by taking other rappers melodies and adding his own words in a velvety but aggressive manner, causing him to definitely stand out. His determination to get the attention of not only his peers but also the older crowd caused him to constantly put himself into battles with other rappers to prove his skills.











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