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Born and bred from the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana, enter into the game, 20-year-old August Alsina...

With the love and hustle of the Crescent City running through his veins, August is eager to follow in the footsteps of the NOLA music legends that paved his way. His recently inked deal Def Jam Recordings looks to be a great step in the right direction, but music wasn’t always in his future. 

August learned at an early age that drugs and money could make you, or break you. With both his father and stepfather battling crack addiction, August’s mother moved their family to Houston, Texas in search of a fresh start. But Houston provided no happy ending. For years a young August endured a home life plagued by drugs and violence. At just 14, he got word from New Orleans that is father, August Sr., lost his battle with drugs and alcohol. 

In an attempt to escape his reality, August took to Youtube, where he posted dozens of homemade performance videos. His clips covering Musiq Soulchild, Lyfe Jennings and others went viral, generating millions of views in just over a month. It seemed that he was finally taking his first steps toward a bright future in music, but just a year later, reality hit home when his best friend was shot and killed in the streets of Houston. As quickly as August appeared, he vanished form Youtube, back to the real world. With tensions mounting at home, 16-year-old August was kicked out. Alone, he returned to New Orleans and took to the streets, selling drugs as a means of survival. 

With his older brother also in the streets hustling, it wouldn’t be long before August learned that the addiction to money could be as deadly as the addiction to drugs. Just days before August’s 18th birthday, his older brother was gunned down in New Orleans East, another unsolved murder in one of the nations most dangerous cities. “I never expected them [the police] to find his killer”, August explains. “People die everyday in the streets of New Orleans. Unfortunately, death has become a way of life,” but not for August. His brother’s death became his motivation to not become a statistic, but to pursue his musical aspirations on an entirely new level.

Under the guidance of Noontime Unlimited (management and production company), August relocated to Atlanta in 2011 to begin carving his own musical path with his life experiences at the center of his artistry. He recently teamed up with Hoodrich/MMG’s own DJ Scream for the release of his debut mixtape, ‘The Product’, which spawned the internet and radio buzzing anti-love single, “Sucka” which features fellow New Orleans crooner Lloyd. 

Yet to reach 21 years old, with already a lifetime of experiences behind him, August is living proof that your past doesn’t have to dictate your future, and that life’s hardships can be the motivation required for success. With Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter The Dream prepping August’s debut project for release through his Radio Killa/Def Jam imprint, the path to success has been laid. Look for August to make 2013 his official coming out party.


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BIOGRAPHY
Sean Mac has a diverse range of musical influences that include the likes of Gucci Mane, Jay Z, Master P, etc. The definition of success, defined by Sean, is being able to wake up and do what you want to do, move how you want to move, and basically get paid for what you love to do. It's about being your own boss but it's not always about money, its about your happiness too. 

A fan from London had hit Sean up and kept in contact for months supporting and helping fuel the movement that Sean Mac was trying to push. He told him "Music will only go as far as you push it, nothing is going to fall in your lap" and to this day Sean has kept that in his mind frame to keep him going. Once someone told him that you got to want success as bad as you want to breathe, it changed his outlook on the rap game that he was striving to break out in. Sean Mac has had advantages and successful ventures that has taken him farther than most artists that have been more active than him. Beats and music itself brings out a lot of inspiration and motivation from Sean. 

Sean Mac had opened up for Dizzy Wright at the Hard Rock Cafe at the strip in Las Vegas in 2014 and had successfully rocked the show and gained a tremendous amount of support and infamy. Sean is no stranger to Vegas though as he has been there since 2002, carving a path into the game. In the aspect of types, Sean makes music to motivate people to do more than what their lives entitle them too and more specifically people that are in colleges, the drop outs, the streets, and every one. 


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