LaRussell

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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Society & Culture

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🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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On the latest episode of Bullseye, we're joined by rapper LaRussell. The MC keeps busy. Since 2018, he's released nearly 40 studio albums! LaRussell talks about going viral on social media and throwing shows in his mom's backyard with big guests like Juvenile. Plus, he gets into his collaborative partnership and friendship with the king of crunk – Lil Jon.

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0:24.6	Bullseye with Jesse'm Jesse Thorne.
0:54.2	La Russell has a record called I'm from the Bay. It's Bullseye. I'm Jesse Thorne. La Russell has a record called I'm From the Bay.
0:57.9	It's sort of a mission statement.
1:00.8	I'm from the Bay.
1:03.2	I rep it hard.
1:05.4	I'm known worldwide, but I blew up from my backyard.
1:09.7	I'm from the Bay.
1:12.2	That's Northern Cow.
1:14.3	They like my songs.
1:15.9	They like my smile.
1:17.0	They like my style.
1:19.1	Let's go.
1:20.0	This ain't nothing you ain't heard before.
1:22.2	I put a new twist on the stuff from 06.
1:24.6	This ain't anything you ain't heard before.
1:26.6	La Russell hails from Vallejo.
1:28.6	That's in the Eastbet in Northern California.
1:31.3	The same town that gave birth to E40, Mac Dre, and Slystone.
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