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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.


I am Mick Swagger. I am Mickale Davis. I am Legend. To be honest I don't know who I am. I'm just a regular dude that likes nice things and was blessed with gift to write dope music and the talent to portray it. I love GOD, Family, Money, Music, and Women and in that order. and yeah I'm from da hood but I'm not sellin a story of how I came from nuffin and all that, I came from where I came from and everything I got I grinded for and earned. Im Selfmade....cuz nigga I came from the gutter.....lol.... Sike nagh. I started making music as a kid, never really took it serious until I went to college and I seen the way people were gravitating to my music, like calling me to come to studio sessions to arrange their records and to pen hooks. Thats when I realized I had the gift to write music that was relative to peoples lives. To Be Honest Mickale Davis is the realest writer I know. I mean we hear a lot of artist talking dat real $h%# but how much of it is the truth. Mick is an extremely personal writer almost to the point where too personal. He speaks truth with no heavy emphasis on embellishment. I mean "I'm not the hardest rapper and I'm far from the softest singer", but life just speaks to me in the language of music and I take it and translate it to the listeners in a way they can understand it and relate to it. Never really gave too much thought to who my creative influences were because I never desired to be or be like anyone but myself, however I do respect the greats from 2pac and Biggie to Anita Baker and Luther Vandross. I make music for myself and those like me who go thru everyday normal life. Maybe when I get on and my life changes my music will change, but until then I'll just be a regular dude that likes nice things, blessed with gift to write dope relative music and the talent to portray it. I love to make music I love to get money and I love to have fun. That's what life is about right? You think you know but you have no idea. I am Mick Swagger

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