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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.


Dagnabit is an American rapper, songwriter, founder and co-owner of Graveyard Shift Entertainment. 
Ohio native Dagnabit, born Derrick Henry, was brought up in the Greenwich Village neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio. He was raised by his 2 hardworking parents and was inspired by his father who was a member of numerous singing groups from the area. Dayton was a hotspot for many of the funk bands in the mid 70’s and seeing that creative prowess motivated him in being creative. In the mid 80’s, Dagnabit watched his older cousins create a rap group (BloodLine Organization) and began to learn more about rhyming.  As the hip hop phenomena grew, so did his passion and will to become a dope Emcee.  The turn of the new century brought Graveyard Shift Entertainment LLC., The label was founded by Dagnabit and co-owned with his cousin L-Mystro (Jelani Arnold).  Dagnabit was featured on many mixtapes and dropped his own Street Album entitled, G.R.I.T.S. Da Wooden Nickelz Theory. A year later he and his label mates created a collaboration street album entitled, The Statement.  The Dayton emcee is currently working on the second chapter of G.R.I.T.S., entitled I am Legend, and it will be his first official commercial album release, which is scheduled to be available to the world at all major online music stores, including: iTunes, Amazon MP3 & CD Baby by late 2020.  I am Legend’s first single, entitled: “Something In The Water”, is available digitally worldwide right now!  His style is a clever montage of collages mixed with storytelling and soul or reality rap. Dagnabit was influenced by many hip hop artists such as Jay Z, Wu Tang Clan, 2Pac, DMX, OutKast, 8Ball, E-40 and Nas.

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