Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 3, 1992, August Anthony Alsina, Jr. was known in the future simply as August Alsina. Her mother took him to Houston, Texas for a brand new beginning, fearing the impact he would experience because of the cocaine addiction of his father and stepfather. He spent his adolescent years there uploading to YouTube videos of himself covering Musiq Soulchild and Lyfe Jennings. Much to his surprise, with thousands of opinions,
it received positive reviews. His comeback to his native where he dealt with drugs resulted from a disagreement with his mother. In August 2010, when he persistently decided to take singing seriously, the shooting death of his brother became a turning point for him.
Motivated to have a music career, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, and recorded a “The Product” mixtape that was released in April 2012. His single “I Luv This Shit” which served as the first single from his second mixtape “The Product 2” was released early the following year. On Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, the song climbed quickly to number 13 and reached number 48 on the Hot 100. Alsina released an EP in August entitled “The Product 2” after “Downtown: Life Under the Gun” hit the shops in May 2013.
“Make It Home” was released by Alsina in January 2014. The song was intended as the lead single from “Testimony”, his debut studio album, which was released the same year on April 15.