August Alsina

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Singer • Songwriter

Birth Name: August Anthony Alsina Jr.

Birth Date: September 3, 1992

Age: 32 years old

Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana

Partners: Jada Pinkett Smith

American singer-songwriter August Alsina was born August Anthony Alsina Jr. on September 3, 1992 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Alsina was raised in a difficult environment in a poor NOLA neighborhood with parents battling drug addiction. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, his mother moved with him to Houston, Texas but the struggles with poverty and addiction followed.

As a teen full of vocal talent but bereft of resources, he sang cover songs of his favorite artists and posted them on social media platforms. In 2010, his brother was found murdered on the streets of New Orleans. This became the turning point for Alsina; he moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 2011 to dedicate himself to a musical career. Creating a series of mixtapes culminated in the release of his first EP "Downtown: Life Under the Gun" on August 20, 2013. It garnered attention, especially the single "Ghetto" in collaboration with Rich Homie Quan which saw significant radio play. Alsina was named in the 2014 XXL freshman class after he debuted his first studio album "Testimony" (2014). His second album "This Thing Called Life" (2015) featured his most successful single to date, "Hip Hop". While his career was taking off he was open about his struggles with serious health issues resulting from an autoimmune disorder and degenerative eye disease. After releasing his third album, "The Product III: State of Emergency" (2020), he began hinting at retirement from the music industry. Despite this, he dropped another studio album "MySelf" in 2023.

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The Surreal LifeStream

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2022

Wiz & Curren$y

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2019

DefJam Now

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2019

Late Night Jams

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2019

Summer Def Jam

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2019

Rap Dads

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2018

August Alsina: Don't Matter

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2017

August Alsina: Drugs

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2017

August Alsina: Lonely

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2017

DJ Khaled feat. Nicki Minaj, August Alsina, Future & Rick Ross: Do You Mind (Live at the AMA's)

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2016

2016 American Music Awards

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2016

Juicy J Feat. August Alsina and Lil Wayne: Ms. Mary Mack

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2016

DJ Khaled Feat. Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, August Alsina, Jeremih, Future & Rick Ross: Do You Mind

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2016

August Alsina: Song Cry

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2015

Curren$y Feat. August Alsina & Lil Wayne: Bottom Of The Bottle

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2015

DJ Khaled Feat. August Alsina, Chris Brown, & Future: Hold You Down

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2015

DJ Khaled Feat. Chris Brown, August Alsina & Fetty Wap: Gold Slugs

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2015

August Alsina: Hip Hop

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2015

August Alsina Feat. Lil Wayne: Why I Do It

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2015

Kevin Gates Feat. August Alsina: I Don't Get Tired (IDGT)

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2015

New Orleans Hip Hop

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2015

UNCF: An Evening of Stars

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2014

August Alsina Feat. Rich Homie Quan: Ghetto

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2014

August Alsina Feat. Nicki Minaj: No Love Remix

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2014

August Alsina Feat. Fabolous: Get Ya Money

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2014

August Alsina Feat. Trinidad James: I Luv This S...

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2014

August Alsina Feat. Jeezy: Make It Home

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2014

August Alsina Feat. Rick Ross: Benediction

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2014

August Alsina: Down Right Now

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2014

August Alsina Feat. Nicki Minaj: No Love (Remix)

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2014

August Alsina Feat. Trinidad James: I Luv This S.

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2014

Kevin Gates Feat. August Alsina: I Don't Get Tired

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2014

August Alsina: Wait

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2014

August Alsina: No Love

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2014

August Alsina: Make It Home

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2014

100 Nicki Minaj

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2014

August Alsina Feat. Nicki Minaj: No Love

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2014

August Alsina: No Love

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2014

Kirko Bangz Feat. August Alsina: Rich

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2014

The Arsenio Hall Show

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2013

August Alsina Feat. Kidd Kidd: Downtown

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2013

August Alsina: Bandz

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2013

August Alsina Feat. B.o.B. & Yo Gotti: Numb

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2013

August Alsina Feat. Trinidad James: I Luv This Sh*t

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2013

The Wendy Williams Show

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2008

106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live

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