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Introduction
August Alsina is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. He was formerly signed to Def Jam Recordings. Alsina released his first mixtape The Product in 2012, followed by The Product 2 and his debut extended play (EP) Downtown: Life Under the Gun in 2013, the latter released under The-Dream’s Radio Killa Records and Def Jam Recordings.
Alsina then his debut studio album Testimony in 2014, after garnering success from the Platinum-selling singles “I Luv This sh*t” (featuring Trinidad James) and “No Love” (featuring Nicki Minaj). The album was followed up by This Thing Called Life in 2015. After leaving Def Jam and a long hiatus, he released the EP Forever and a Day in 2019.
He released his third album in 2020, The Product III: State of Emergency—along with a 5-part documentary series detailing his life experiences, family, and health, supported by a heavily publicized “entanglement” with actress Jada Pinkett.
Early life
| Name | August Alsina |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Occupation | Rapper, Singer, Songwriter |
| Height | 1.78m |
| Age | 29 years |
August Anthony Alsina Jr. was born on September 3, 1992 (age 29 years) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He is the son of Sheila Alsina and August Alsina Sr. August has four siblings Melvin La’Branch III, Travis Labranch, Netia La’Branch, and Jamal Labranch. He attended middle school in New Orleans. Although no one in his family was musically inclined, he was inspired to sing by Lauryn Hill in Sister Act 2. Alsina first uploaded videos to YouTube in 2007 at age 14, starting with a cover of “Hypothetically” by Lyfe Jennings.
With both his father and stepfather battling crack cocaine addiction, Alsina’s mother moved him to Houston, Texas in search of a fresh start after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Then, Alsina’s father died. Alsina had disagreements with his mother at some point and was “kicked out.” After his older brother, Melvin La’Branch III, was shot and killed on August 31, 2010, he became more committed to his music, and relocated to Atlanta in 2011.
Career
August Alsina’s first mixtape The Product was released in April 2012, though an “Untitled” mixtape with six acoustic covers premiered in October 2011. His single “I Luv This sh*t” featuring Trinidad James was released in January 2013, and his mixtape The Product 2 followed in May 2013.
The EP Downtown: Life Under the Gun was released on August 20, 2013, with a video for “Hell on Earth” released the following month. On December 9, 2013, the third single from his EP Downtown: Life Under the Gun, “Ghetto” featuring Rich Homie Quan, was serviced to urban contemporary radio and it was the most added song on urban radio the week ending December 12, 2013.
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August Alsina released “Make It Home” featuring Jeezy, as the lead single from his debut studio album on January 14, 2014. Along with the release, it was revealed that the album would be titled Testimony, which was released on April 15, 2014. He was named part of the 2014 XXL freshmen class.
Alsina released his second studio album, This Thing Called Life on December 11, 2015. It debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 41,000 copies in the United States. The album was supported by five singles; “Hip Hop”, “Why I Do It” (featuring Lil Wayne), “Song Cry”, “Been Around the World” (featuring Chris Brown) and “Dreamer”.
He had been working on his third studio album since 2017. On January 6, 2017, Alsina released the singles “Drugs”. Then on June 1, 2017, “Lonely”, and on June 6, 2017, “Don’t Matter” was released for the album. The album, The Product III: State of Emergency was eventually released on June 26, 2020.
The singer announced that the album highlights “the struggle in my life, my upbringing as a crack baby, losing my father and sister, and becoming the guardian for my three nieces”, as well as his battle with the auto-immune disease that affected him.
On September 21, 2021, August Alsina announced that he was “likely” retiring from music. Alsina’s music generally falls into the R&B category, often fusing it with hip-hop. His musical influences are Chris Brown, Usher and Lyfe Jennings.
August Alsina and Jada Pinkett Smith relationship
On June 30, 2020, August Alsina claimed he was granted permission from Will Smith to be in a romantic relationship with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. The following day, a representative for Pinkett Smith released a statement concerning the claims, referring to them as “absolutely not true.”
However, on July 10, in an episode of her talk show Red Table Talk, alongside Will Smith, Jada revealed that she did have a romantic relationship with Alsina four and a half years prior, when she and Will were separated. She stated she “got into a different kind of entanglement with August Alsina.”
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Jada Pinkett and Will Smith denied that Will gave Alsina permission for the relationship, with Jada saying Alsina “would perceive it as permission because we were separated amicably”. Pinkett Smith further claimed she wanted to “heal” Alsina, but needed to find healing for herself first. She and Will eventually reconciled after she broke things off with Alsina; she says she has not spoken with Alsina since.
After Jada’s use of the word “entanglement” went viral on the Internet, Alsina released a collaboration titled “Entanglements” with rapper Rick Ross on July 19, 2020, in which Alsina sings “You left your man just to f— with me and break his heart”.
Sickness
August Alsina revealed in 2017 that he suffers from a severe autoimmune disease that attacks his liver. This illness has led to multiple incidents including a collapse on stage in 2014.
On July 8, 2019, August Alsina updated his health scare. In a video he posted to Instagram, the singer explained that he was hospitalized after suffering a loss of mobility. “We’re doing a bunch of tests and they’re saying I have some nerve damage going on throughout my body”.
Wife
August Alsina is currently single and not married. Her girlfriend or wife is unknown to the general public. Alsina stands with an appealing height and has a good bodyweight that suits his personality. He has no children.
August Alsina net worth
How much is August Alsina worth? August Alsina net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His main source of income is from his career as a singer, rapper and songwriter. Alsina successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and influential musicians in the United States.
