August Alsina aka August Anthony Alsina Jr (born 3 September 1992) is a famous American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, musician, and entrepreneur from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He is popularly known in his country for his best singing skills and energetic raps.
He becomes famous in the public after releasing his single “I Luv This Shit” in the year 2014. He mostly works on R&B, Hip-Hop Soul, and Pop. He started singing at a very early age. When August was 14 years old, he posted his first remake cover song “Hypothetically” on Youtube.
He has a passion for singing since childhood. Alsina entered the professional music industry in April 2012 with his debut mixtape titled “The Product”. People loved his first album very much. after that, he released so many singles include No Love, Hip-Hop, Make It Home, Lonely, Like You Love Me, and others.
August Alsina’s Music album
His most popular album The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy launched on 26 June 2020. In July 2020, Rapper August Alsina is at the top of US news headlines because of an affair with Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
Profile Summary
| Wiki/Bio | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | August Anthony Alsina Jr. |
| Nickname | August Alsina. |
| Profession | Singer, Songwriter, Rapper, Musician, Record Producer, and Entrepreneur. |
| Age (As of 2019) | 27 years old. |
| Hometown/Birthplace | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. |
| Nationality | American.  |
| Date of Birth (DOB), Birthday | September 3, 1992. |
| Ethnicity | African-American. |
| Gender | Male. |
| Zodiac Birth Sign. | Virgo. |
| Religion | Christianity. |
| Sexuality | Straight. |
| Last Updated | On 3 July 2020 (©️ Copyright - Dreshare.com). |
| Physical Statistics | |
| Height | Feet & Inches: 6' 0". Centimeters: 183 cm. Meters: 1.83 m. |
| Weight | Kilograms: 76 Kg. Pounds: 167.5 lbs. |
| Eye Color | Black. |
| Tattoo Details?? | Yes: On his full body.  |
| Hair Color | Black. |
| Personal Details | |
| Parents | Father: August Alsina Sr. Mother: Sheila Alsina. |
| Siblings | Brother: Melvin La'Branch III, Travis La'Branch, and Jamal La'Branch. Sister: Chandra (Died on December 26, 2018). |
| Marital Status | Unmarred. |
| Girlfriend/ Affair | 1. Mandy Williams (2013-2015) 2. Analicia Chaves (2014). 3. Kayla Phillips (2014). 4. Miracle Watts (2015-2016). 5. Jada Pinkett Smith (2018). |
| Kids | Not Known. |
| Education | |
| Highest Qualification | High School Passed Out. |
| School | Middle High School. |
| Career & Wealth | |
| Net worth (approx. value) | $4-5 million US Dollars (as of 2020). |
| Studio albums | 1. Testimony (2014). 2. This Thing Called Life (2015). 3. The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy (2020). |
| Earnings | Money earned through his music albums sale. |
| Extended plays | 1. Downtown: Life Under the Gun (2013). 2. Forever and a Day (2019). |
| Mixtapes | 1. Untitled (2011). 2. The Product (2012). 3. August Alsina University (2012). 4. Throwback (2012). 5. The Product 2 (2013). |
| Singles | 1. I Luv This Shit (2013). 2. Ghetto (2013). 3. Numb (2013). 4. Make It Home (2014). 5. Kissin' on My Tattoos (2014). 6. No Love (2014). 7. Hip-Hop (2015). 8. Why I Do It (2015). 9. Song Cry (2015). 10. Drugs (2017). 11. Wait (2017). 12. Lonely (2017). 13. Don't Matter (2017). 14. Wouldn't Leave (2018). 15. Like You Love Me (2018). 16. Today (2019). 17. Today (2020). 18. Nola (2020). 19. Rounds (2020). 20. Work To Do (2020). 21. Sincerely (2020). 22. Deliver Us (2020). |
Early Life
The famous American rapper and singer took birth from his parents on Thursday, September 3, 1992, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He was born into a Christian family and belongs to the Afro-American ethnicity. The age of August Alsina is 27 years old as of 2019.
August Alsina with his mother
He celebrates his birthday on 3 September every year. His father “August Alsina Sr.” was a drug-addicted. His mother’s name is “Sheila Alsina”. He has three siblings in the family named Melvin La’Branch III, Travis La’Branch, and Jamal La’Branch.
August Alsina with his sister Chandra
On 31 August 2010, his older brother Melvin La’Branch III was shot and killed. His sister “Chandra” was also died on 26 December 2018 due to cancer. In the year 2005, his family moved to Houston, Texas to start a new life after Hurricane Katrina (Category 5 tropical cyclone).
After one year, his father lost his life because of drug addiction n the year 2006. He completed his schooling from a middle-high school in New Orleans. He is interested in music since childhood.
He inspired to become a singer after listening to the songs of Lauryn Hill. He took inspiration from Lauryn Hill’s performance in the musical comedy movie “Sister Act 2”. After that, he started practicing music. Today, August Alsina is a famous rapper and singer.
Personal Life
The 27-year-old rapper enjoys every moment of his life. If we talk about his previous love life and relationships then, he was in a relationship with so many famous celebrities. In the year 2013, he started dating “Mandy Williams” he was in a relationship with her for two years from 2013 to 2015.
After that, the couple broke up. In between, his name has also linked with actresses Kayla Phillips and Analicia Chaves. He dated a glamorous model named “Miracle Watts” from 2015 to 2016.
After that, he started focusing on his music career. In 2018, some news came that, he is dating Jada Pinkett Smith. But there is no information was found about that news. In June 2020, August Alsina again linked with actress and singer Jada Pinkett Smith.
Let me tell you that, Jada Pinkett Smith is the wife of the famous Hollywood actor “Will Smith”. She has 2 children Trey Smith and Willow Smith along with her husband.
According to the sources, August came to know the Smith family through being presented by Jaden Smith and since has had cozy relationships with them.
August Alsina affair with his girlfriend Jada Pinkett Smith
A YouTube interview on 30 June 2020, August Alsina made the stunning case that he engaged in extramarital relations with Jada Pinkett Smith after Will Smith permitted this to occur. Will Smith’s and Jada Smith’s delegate has guaranteed this isn’t correct[1]THE SUN.
August Alsina said Will “gave me his approval” and proceeded to discuss how completely offered himself to Jada, saying he can bite the dust cheerful currently having had that experience.
Will and Jada have some troubles in their marriage in the past, yet this case has been denied. Jada’s delegates have demanded the cases are “in no way, shape or form valid” and Will Smith called them false.
How tall is August Alsina? 6 ft & Weight 168 lbs
In the event that you open his Instagram account, at that point you will locate his extra-ordinary pictures wearing peculiar garments. He wants to wear brands like Gucci and Supreme. More often than not, he loves to wear funky caps.
August Alsina’s physical statistics
He likewise wears gold teeth tops. He is an exceptionally strong person and has a slender physique however August Alsina’s height is just 6 feet (183 cm) tall and his body weight is 76 kg (pounds 168).
He likewise colors his hairs in various hues like brilliant and blonde yet initially, his hairs are dull earthy colored. A few people say that just to flaunt his cash he wears such sort of atypical. August Alsina is a tattoo lover and covered his full body with different colorful stylish tattoos.
Some Lesser Known Facts About August Alsina
August Alsina’s tattoos
- Alsina got saw by Atlanta based free American administration and creation organization ‘NNTME MuCo.’.
- The music company also called ‘Noontime’ and an aftereffect of this migrated to Atlanta in 2011 and turned out to be progressively committed to his melodic vocation.
- Albeit an ‘Untitled’ mixtape of Alsina containing six acoustic spreads turned out in October 2011.
- He discharged his introduction mixtape named ‘The Product’ in April 2012.
- It comprised of twelve tracks. The two different mixtapes of Alsina that turned out in 2012 were “Legacy” and ”August Alsina University”.
- In May 2013, he discharged a second mixtape named ‘The Product 2’.
- August Alsina discharged his EP ‘Downtown: Life Under the Gun’ on August 20, 2013.
- From that point forward, he has launched a few different mixtapes and collections.
- Furthermore, he discharged his first collection ‘Declaration’ in 2014 and his second collection ‘This Thing Called Life’ in the year 2015.
- On January 6, 2017, August Alsina launched his singles titled Drugs.
- On June 1, 2017, Lonely was released.
- After some time, album Don’t Matter was released on June 6, 2017.
- August’s subsequent collection appeared at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 Chart.
- Besides, as of now, he is chipping away at his third studio collection.
- His music falls into the Alternative R&B class and his melodic impacts are Lyfe Jennings and Usher.
- August won the BET Award in 2014 in the classification of the Best New Artist.
- Furthermore, he has gotten other four designations for the honor.
- From his career, he earned the net worth of $4-5 million USD (as of 2020).
- August Alsina worked for the labels Empire Distribution, Radio Killa, Shake the World, and others.
- KBSTA MUSIC (Music Entertainment Company) manages August Alsina.
- He mostly keeps a long afro haircut.
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