August Alsina-biology, net worth, height

August Alsina-biology, net worth, height

origin
August Alsina is an American singer and songwriter. He rose to fame with Trinidad James’ single “I Luv This”. His records include the albums Testimony (2014) and This Thing Called Life (2015). He is currently signed with Def Jam Recordings. August Anthony Alsina Jr. was born on September 3, 1992 in New Orleans, Louisiana. At the age of 13, he moved to Houston, Texas with his mother Sheila. This move occurred shortly after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Alsina faced a lot of hardships and struggles when she was a child. He dropped out of high school and was once homeless. His brother Melvin was shot dead in 2010. This loss sounded the alarm. In 2011, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia.

Profession
Alsina drew early inspiration from Lauryn Hill, Usher, and Lyfe Jennings. He created his own YouTube channel “AugustAlsina” in June 2007 and began to upload songs and sing. Initially, he covered songs such as “Hypothetically” by Lyfe Jennings and “Love” by Musiq Soulchild. The channel has grown to include original songs and music videos, and now has more than 570,000 subscribers and more than 135 million video views. Alsina’s first mixtape The Product was released in April 2012. It is supported by Lloyd’s track “Sucka”. Three more tapes were recorded after August Alsina University (2012), Throwback (2012) and The Product 2 (2013). The latter is hosted by DJ Drama.

Alsina’s first EP Urban: Life Under the Gun was launched in August 2013. It is released by Radio Killa Records and Def Jam Recordings record companies. EP reached 44th on the top R&B/Hip-Hop album chart. It was supported by the single “I Luv This” featuring Trinidad James and “Ghetto” featuring Rich Homie Quan. ‘I Luv This’ is very popular, ranking 48th in the Billboard Hot 100. The accompanying music video has been viewed more than 58 million times on YouTube. Alcina’s first studio album “Testimony” was released by Def Jam in April 2014. It ranked second on the Billboard 200 and was certified as a gold award by the RIAA. Guests on this album include Jeezy, Fabolous, Rick Ross, Yo Gotti and others. He won the 2014 BET Best Newcomer Award. He was also selected for the 2014 XXL freshman class.

Alsina appeared in the song “Hold You Down” on DJ Khaled’s 8th album I Changed a Lot (2014). Later that year, he collaborated with rapper Kevin Gates on the mixtape Luca Brasi 2 (2014) to produce the track “I’m Not Tired”. Alsina’s second full album “This Thing Called Life” was released in December 2015. 41,000 copies were sold in the first week. This album gave birth to Lil Wayne’s singles “Hip Hop”, “Song Cry” and “Why I Do It”. His 2017 singles include “Lonely” and “Don’t Matter”.

personal
August Alsina is 6 feet tall and has African American ancestry. He was diagnosed with degenerative eye disease in 2014. His personal net worth is estimated at 4 million U.S. dollars. Alsina has three living siblings, Jamal, Travis and Netia. He has a romantic relationship with Mandy Williams and Miracle Watts.

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