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August Alsina

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August Alsina has drawn from an unstable and tragic upbringing to record some of the grittiest contemporary R&B of the 2010s and 2020s. Within a few years of uploading his first clips, the singer and songwriter landed a deal with Def Jam that yielded the platinum single "I Luv This Shit" (2013) and a number two hit debut album, Testimony (2014). Since wrapping up his major-label phase, the singer and songwriter has gone independent with his Shake the World label, the outlet for the double-length album The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy (2020) and a handful of subsequent singles.

August Anthony Alsina, Jr. spent the first several years of his life in New Orleans. His mother moved his family to Houston after Hurricane Katrina to gain distance from the troubled lives led by his crack-addicted father and stepfather. In 2007, while in his early teens, Alsina uploaded covers of songs by Musiq Soulchild and Lyfe Jennings, which racked up thousands of views on YouTube. His home situation deteriorated, and he moved back to New Orleans. The shooting death of his brother was a wake-up call. Motivated to develop his talent as a singer, he moved to Atlanta in 2011 and released a handful of mixtapes, such as The Product and August Alsina University, through the following year.

Early in 2013, Alsina issued "I Luv This Shit" -- his Def Jam debut -- as the first single from The Product 2, hosted by DJ Drama. An EP for Def Jam, Downtown: Life Under the Gun, followed in August 2013. "I Luv This Shit" subsequently peaked at number 13 on Billboard's R&B/hip-hop chart and crossed into the Hot 100, where it reached number 48. The follow-up single "Ghetto," featuring Rich Homie Quan, peaked at number 37 R&B/hip-hop. Alsina's proper debut album, Testimony, arrived in April 2014 with appearances from Rick Ross, Pusha T, and Fabolous, and reached number two on the Billboard 200. By the end of the year, he also had a couple high-profile featured appearances under his belt with DJ Khaled's "Hold You Down" and Kevin Gates' "I Don't Get Tired." The singer was also hospitalized for seizures and was diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease, but he wasn't sidelined for long. His second album, This Thing Called Life, was released in December 2015 and entered the Billboard 200 at number 14, promoted with singles such as "Why I Do It" (with Lil Wayne) and the charting "Sony Cry."

Alsina was relatively quiet over the next year. He made a handful of guest appearances, most notably on DJ Khaled's "Do You Mind." A half-dozen singles were scattered across the next two years. Newly independent in 2018, he established his own label, Shake the World, with distribution from Human Re Sources, and built anticipation for his third album with singles and Forever and a Day, an EP that landed in February 2019. After another string of singles into mid-2020, Alsina released his third album, The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy. The 90-minute set included Juicy J, Lil Wayne, and Tink among its featured artists, and reached its Billboard 200 peak at number 48. Between projects, Alsina released singles throughout 2022 such as "Beautiful Way," "Yeah Yeah," and "Lied to You." ~ Andy Kellman

Genres

: r&b

Total plays

2.2 billion
Updated on 2025-09-18

Monthly listeners

2,579,919

Followers

2,743,872

Top Cities

  1. Australia
    52,257 listeners
  2. South Africa
    Johannesburg
    60,265 listeners
  3. United States
    40,971 listeners
  4. South Africa
    Cape Town
    40,886 listeners
  5. United Kingdom
    65,543 listeners

Related artists

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
I Don't Get Tired (#IDGT) (feat. August Alsina)
I Don't Get Tired (#IDGT) (feat. August Alsina)
219,148,173 3:30 2014-12-15
Do You Mind (feat. Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, August Alsina, Jeremih, Future & Rick Ross)
Do You Mind (feat. Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, August Alsina, Jeremih, Future & Rick Ross)
204,141,350 5:26 2016-08-04
I Luv This Shit
I Luv This Shit
184,693,597 4:27 2013-01-01
I Luv This Sh*t - Bonus Track
I Luv This Sh*t - Bonus Track
184,693,597 4:27 2014-01-01
No Love
No Love
184,217,701 4:36 2014-08-05
Kissin' On My Tattoos
Kissin' On My Tattoos
102,832,719 4:12 2014-01-01
Numb - Bonus Track
Numb - Bonus Track
75,318,221 4:14 2014-01-01
I Luv This Shit - Remix (Bonus Track)
I Luv This Shit - Remix (Bonus Track)
72,874,242 4:27 2014-01-01
I Luv This Sh*t - Remix
I Luv This Sh*t - Remix
72,874,242 4:26 2013-01-01
Gold Slugs (feat. Chris Brown, August Alsina & Fetty Wap)
Gold Slugs (feat. Chris Brown, August Alsina & Fetty Wap)
62,541,257 4:19 2015-10-13
Wait
Wait
49,145,979 3:25 2017-01-13
Bottom of the Bottle (feat. August Alsina & Lil Wayne)
Bottom of the Bottle (feat. August Alsina & Lil Wayne)
48,613,086 3:59 2015-08-28
Song Cry
Song Cry
42,507,459 4:30 2015-10-28
Don't Matter
Don't Matter
41,693,765 2:53 2017-06-01
Porn Star
Porn Star
40,243,990 4:38 2014-01-01
Make It Home
Make It Home
30,007,185 4:32 2014-01-01
Entanglements
Entanglements
29,846,176 3:08 2020-07-19
Grind & Pray/Get Ya Money
Grind & Pray/Get Ya Money
23,113,972 5:32 2014-01-01
Been a Minute (feat. August Alsina)
Been a Minute (feat. August Alsina)
21,793,841 3:50 2017-07-07
Been a Minute (feat. August Alsina)
Been a Minute (feat. August Alsina)
21,792,650 3:50 2017-07-07
Lonely
Lonely
21,052,417 2:46 2017-01-20
Downtown
Downtown
19,424,243 4:43 2013-01-01
Benediction
Benediction
17,771,115 4:55 2014-01-01
Right There
Right There
17,211,328 3:38 2014-01-01
Let Me Hit That
Let Me Hit That
16,577,122 3:49 2013-01-01
No Love
No Love
16,468,429 4:04 2014-01-01
You Deserve
You Deserve
15,876,306 4:02 2014-01-01
Ghetto
Ghetto
14,722,714 5:14 2013-01-01
Been Around The World
Been Around The World
14,475,929 3:23 2015-12-11
Testify
Testify
13,934,088 4:03 2014-01-01
FML
FML
11,977,854 3:38 2014-01-01
Ghetto
Ghetto
11,936,966 3:60 2014-01-01
Why I Do It
Why I Do It
11,011,441 3:41 2015-08-28
Mama
Mama
10,937,931 3:29 2014-01-01
Drugs
Drugs
10,926,175 3:14 2017-01-06
Hip Hop
Hip Hop
8,615,904 3:29 2015-12-11
Ah Yeah
Ah Yeah
8,556,159 2:36 2014-01-01
Nobody Knows
Nobody Knows
8,250,185 4:11 2013-01-01
Today
Today
8,027,545 3:21 2019-12-06
Don't Forget About Me
Don't Forget About Me
7,566,599 3:58 2013-01-01
Work To Do
Work To Do
7,533,861 3:00 2020-06-23
Pretty
Pretty
6,374,351 3:12 2020-06-26
We Just Came to Party (feat. August Alsina)
We Just Came to Party (feat. August Alsina)
6,262,044 3:55 2014-01-06
Job
Job
6,213,840 4:15 2015-12-11
Down On Your Luck
Down On Your Luck
5,738,332 2:17 2014-01-01
She's a Keeper
She's a Keeper
5,498,107 4:01 2014-09-18
Fuck The World
Fuck The World
5,144,890 3:40 2014-09-02
F*** The World
F*** The World
5,144,890 3:40 2014-09-01
Other Side
Other Side
4,642,455 3:60 2015-12-11
Would You Know?
Would You Know?
4,288,026 5:36 2015-12-11
Secret
Secret
4,229,255 3:04 2019-02-14
First Time
First Time
4,189,906 3:08 2015-12-11
Survival Of The Fittest
Survival Of The Fittest
4,078,927 3:39 2013-01-01
Look At How Far I've Come
Look At How Far I've Come
3,992,823 4:24 2015-12-11
Why I Do It
Why I Do It
3,895,209 3:59 2015-12-11
Grind & Pray - Extended (Bonus Track)
Grind & Pray - Extended (Bonus Track)
3,875,728 3:32 2014-01-01
Like You Love Me
Like You Love Me
3,868,465 2:59 2018-12-21
Myself
Myself
3,850,870 2:06 2023-01-20
Hell On Earth
Hell On Earth
3,843,693 2:30 2013-01-01
Dreamer
Dreamer
3,798,304 4:47 2015-12-11
One More Shot (feat. Rick Ross and August Alsina)
One More Shot (feat. Rick Ross and August Alsina)
3,442,043 4:31 2014-09-30
Hollywood
Hollywood
3,133,100 3:29 2015-12-11
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day
3,086,841 2:55 2019-02-14
American Dream
American Dream
3,061,618 3:29 2015-12-11
Onyx
Onyx
3,039,942 3:48 2016-07-22
NOLA
NOLA
2,782,879 2:48 2020-06-21
Change
Change
2,761,112 3:20 2015-12-11
The Encore
The Encore
2,406,938 3:46 2015-12-11
For You
For You
2,176,200 3:48 2019-02-14
Rear View (feat. August Alsina)
Rear View (feat. August Alsina)
2,145,148 4:10 2014-01-07
Be Love
Be Love
2,121,628 3:20 2019-02-14
Rounds
Rounds
2,117,610 3:33 2020-06-22
Soon As I Walk In (feat. Tink)
Soon As I Walk In (feat. Tink)
2,067,740 4:07 2020-06-26
Lied To You
Lied To You
2,057,836 3:01 2022-12-16
This Thing Called Life
This Thing Called Life
2,032,438 0:58 2015-12-11
2am
2am
1,895,160 2:59 2022-06-24
Us
Us
1,872,400 2:52 2019-02-14
Beautiful Way
Beautiful Way
1,848,832 3:35 2022-06-15
Control
Control
1,827,426 3:12 2019-02-14
Summertime (feat. August Alsina)
Summertime (feat. August Alsina)
1,528,474 2:53 2014-03-11
Resent (feat. Lil Wayne & Juicy J)
Resent (feat. Lil Wayne & Juicy J)
1,477,200 4:05 2020-06-26
Brakes (feat. Yo Gotti)
Brakes (feat. Yo Gotti)
1,391,886 3:16 2020-06-26
Party
Party
1,321,272 2:32 2023-03-10
Lessons
Lessons
1,214,694 3:55 2020-06-26
Go
Go
1,194,391 2:55 2019-02-14
Sincerely
Sincerely
1,100,185 4:31 2020-06-24
Lost
Lost
1,094,805 3:16 2019-02-14
Fly Far
Fly Far
1,020,812 3:02 2020-06-26
Mrs. Mary Mack
Mrs. Mary Mack
1,006,780 3:32 2015-09-09
(Bonus Track) Jump
(Bonus Track) Jump
959,476 4:15 2014-12-02
Jump on It
Jump on It
959,476 4:16 2016-04-05
Shake The World
Shake The World
920,098 1:50 2022-04-04
RRR (Real Recognize Real)
RRR (Real Recognize Real)
910,489 2:55 2020-06-26
On Demand
On Demand
898,799 4:02 2014-10-07
Ready
Ready
872,068 3:23 2020-06-26
Party Til
Party Til
818,248 3:34 2020-06-26
Feeling
Feeling
809,662 3:21 2020-06-26
Deliver Us (feat. Darrel Walls)
Deliver Us (feat. Darrel Walls)
807,145 4:54 2020-06-25
All Night (feat. August Alsina)
All Night (feat. August Alsina)
781,975 3:40 2014-01-26
Never Fold
Never Fold
746,281 1:45 2023-03-10
Tonight
Tonight
739,620 3:35 2020-06-26
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers
737,199 3:27 2020-06-26
Be Good
Be Good
735,510 2:47 2020-06-26
4Real
4Real
726,291 2:46 2020-06-26
Rules
Rules
704,364 2:50 2023-03-10
August
August
703,991 2:11 2023-03-10
Chase
Chase
700,088 2:49 2020-06-26
Still Don't Know
Still Don't Know
671,341 3:19 2020-06-26
Sleeve
Sleeve
647,391 3:13 2020-06-26
If We Broke Up
If We Broke Up
631,932 3:48 2020-06-26
Same
Same
547,782 2:49 2023-03-10
Broken Rollie
Broken Rollie
544,937 2:56 2020-06-26
Bossin Up
Bossin Up
541,350 3:41 2020-06-26
On Me
On Me
513,966 3:17 2023-03-10
Longer
Longer
509,995 2:49 2020-06-26
Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah
422,116 2:54 2022-07-22
Swervin'
Swervin'
392,770 3:42 2017-05-31
Weekdays (feat. Zu & Deeno)
Weekdays (feat. Zu & Deeno)
338,547 3:28 2023-02-17
Soon As I Walk In (feat. Tink)
Soon As I Walk In (feat. Tink)
295,419 4:08 2020-06-26
Friends
Friends
281,459 2:38 2023-03-10
My Day (feat. August Alsina)
My Day (feat. August Alsina)
271,049 4:02 2017-10-27
Strangers
Strangers
239,860 3:35 2017-05-31
Back It Up
Back It Up
215,965 3:03 2017-05-31
Shut It Down (feat. August Alsina)
Shut It Down (feat. August Alsina)
195,194 4:31 2015-03-28
My Day (Remix)
My Day (Remix)
189,916 4:02 2023-05-12
Wont Let Go
Wont Let Go
186,125 2:48 2016-12-31
I'm That Boy (Radio Version) [feat. August Alsina]
I'm That Boy (Radio Version) [feat. August Alsina]
177,806 4:05 2015-04-22
I'm That Boy (feat. August Alsina)
I'm That Boy (feat. August Alsina)
177,806 4:05 2015-04-22
On the Block
On the Block
162,015 3:09 2015-07-11
Freak All Night
Freak All Night
157,483 3:46 2020-10-31
All Night (feat. August Alsina)
All Night (feat. August Alsina)
132,042 3:42 2014-03-11
Fill You Up
Fill You Up
128,957 3:00 2017-05-31
Smile
Smile
103,517 3:31 2017-05-31
Guilty Pleasure (feat. August Alsina)
Guilty Pleasure (feat. August Alsina)
102,820 4:36 2012-08-14
Diamonds
Diamonds
100,141 3:21 2014-01-01
Down
Down
100,030 3:29 2016-08-23
Right There (Remix) [feat. Meek Mill]
Right There (Remix) [feat. Meek Mill]
98,488 6:20 2017-05-31
RRR (Real Recognize Real)
RRR (Real Recognize Real)
85,304 2:55 2020-06-26
I Luv This Sh*t - Commentary
I Luv This Sh*t - Commentary
77,304 0:33 2013-01-01
In The Bed
In The Bed
51,635 3:54 2015-04-21
Keep Going
Keep Going
42,205 4:07 2015-07-24
Best Friend
Best Friend
35,165 3:38 2018-01-01
Hell On Earth - Commentary
Hell On Earth - Commentary
27,311 0:39 2013-01-01
One Thing About It
One Thing About It
18,259 4:00 2015-11-03
Downtown - Commentary
Downtown - Commentary
13,589 0:41 2013-01-01
Let Me Hit That - Commentary
Let Me Hit That - Commentary
10,445 0:51 2013-01-01
Survival Of The Fittest - Commentary
Survival Of The Fittest - Commentary
9,804 0:53 2013-01-01
Ghetto - Commentary
Ghetto - Commentary
8,905 1:28 2013-01-01
Don't Forget About Me - Commentary
Don't Forget About Me - Commentary
7,316 1:14 2013-01-01
Interludes And Tattoos - Commentary
Interludes And Tattoos - Commentary
6,576 1:13 2013-01-01
Nobody Knows - Commentary
Nobody Knows - Commentary
6,372 2:53 2013-01-01

New releases

Myself
Myself
2023-03-10
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Myself
Myself
2023-03-10
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Weekdays (feat. Zu & Deeno)
Weekdays (feat. Zu & Deeno)
2023-02-17
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Myself
Myself
2023-01-20
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Lied To You
Lied To You
2022-12-16
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Lied To You
Lied To You
2022-12-16
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah
2022-07-22
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah
2022-07-22
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
2am
2am
2022-06-24
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Beautiful Way
Beautiful Way
2022-06-15
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Shake The World
Shake The World
2022-04-04
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Shake The World
Shake The World
2022-04-04
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Entanglements
Entanglements
2020-07-19
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Entanglements
Entanglements
2020-07-19
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy
The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy
2020-06-26
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy
The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy
2020-06-26
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Deliver Us (feat. Darrel Walls)
Deliver Us (feat. Darrel Walls)
2020-06-25
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Deliver Us (feat. Darrel Walls)
Deliver Us (feat. Darrel Walls)
2020-06-25
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Sincerely
Sincerely
2020-06-24
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Work To Do
Work To Do
2020-06-23
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Rounds
Rounds
2020-06-22
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Rounds
Rounds
2020-06-22
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
NOLA
NOLA
2020-06-21
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
NOLA
NOLA
2020-06-21
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Today
Today
2019-12-06
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Today
Today
2019-12-06
[Shake the World / EMPIRE]
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day
2019-02-14
[Shake The World / Human Re Sources]
Like You Love Me
Like You Love Me
2018-12-21
[Shake The World / Human Re Sources]
Don't Matter
Don't Matter
2017-06-01
[Def Jam Recordings]
Why Not
Why Not
2017-05-31
[Drip Gang]
Lonely
Lonely
2017-01-20
[Def Jam Recordings]
Lonely
Lonely
2017-01-20
[Def Jam Recordings]
Wait
Wait
2017-01-13
[Def Jam Recordings]
Drugs
Drugs
2017-01-06
[Def Jam Recordings]
Drugs
Drugs
2017-01-06
[Def Jam Recordings]
This Thing Called Life
This Thing Called Life
2015-12-11
[Def Jam Recordings]
This Thing Called Life
This Thing Called Life
2015-12-11
[Def Jam Recordings]
Song Cry
Song Cry
2015-10-28
[Def Jam Recordings]
Why I Do It
Why I Do It
2015-08-28
[Def Jam Recordings]
Why I Do It
Why I Do It
2015-08-28
[Def Jam Recordings]
No Love (Remix)
No Love (Remix)
2014-08-05
[Def Jam Recordings]
No Love (Remix)
No Love (Remix)
2014-08-05
[Def Jam Recordings]
Testimony
Testimony
2014-01-01
[Def Jam Recordings]
Testimony (Deluxe)
Testimony (Deluxe)
2014-01-01
[Def Jam Recordings]
Testimony
Testimony
2014-01-01
[Def Jam Recordings]
Testimony
Testimony
2014-01-01
[Def Jam Recordings]
Testimony
Testimony
2014-01-01
[Def Jam Recordings]
Testimony (Deluxe)
Testimony (Deluxe)
2014-01-01
[Def Jam Recordings]
Testimony (Deluxe)
Testimony (Deluxe)
2014-01-01
[Def Jam Recordings]
Testimony (Deluxe)
Testimony (Deluxe)
2014-01-01
[Def Jam Recordings]
Make It Home
Make It Home
2014-01-01
[Def Jam Recordings]
Kissin' On My Tattoos
Kissin' On My Tattoos
2014-01-01
[Def Jam Recordings]
Downtown: Life Under The Gun
Downtown: Life Under The Gun
2013-01-01
[Def Jam Recordings]
Downtown: Life Under The Gun
Downtown: Life Under The Gun
2013-01-01
[Def Jam Recordings]
I Luv This Sh*t (Remix)
I Luv This Sh*t (Remix)
2013-01-01
[Def Jam Recordings]
MUVE Sessions: "Downtown: Life Under The Gun"
MUVE Sessions: "Downtown: Life Under The Gun"
2013-01-01
[Def Jam Recordings]