Rapper-producer Russ has secured his fourth Top 10 entry on the Billboard 200 as his independently released album “W!LD” opens inside the chart’s upper tier. The set is the only independently distributed title in this week’s Top 10 and ranks as the week’s second-highest performing rap release. “W!LD” also launches at No. 1 on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart, giving Russ his first leader on that list and making him the first rapper in 2025 to debut at the summit. The project marks his highest-charting rap album since 2018’s “ZOO” and his strongest overall showing since 2020’s “Shake the Snow Globe.” The latest chart performance extends the 32-year-old artist’s commercial run; he has now accumulated more than 10 billion on-demand streams in the United States, according to industry data.