August Alsina

After a year full of career highlights mixed with personal health issues, August Alsina is getting back to the music.

August Alsina makes the Internet erupt after groping a woman onstage.

It's been an up and down year for August Alsina. But with a new album on the way and a fresh outlook on his place in hip-hop, things are looking up.

Happy Born Day, August!

Currensy drops "Bottom of the Bottle," featuring Lil Wayne and August Alsina. The song is the first single off his forthcoming sixth studio album, 'Canal Street Confidential,' in stores November 6th.

Bump August Alsina's "Why I Do It" Featuring Lil Wayne

It's amazing that it's already been a year since the 2014 XXL Freshman cover, when we unveiled our Dirty Dozen featuring two R&B artists for the first time ever. But now it's time to check the report card (click the image above). The pas...

August Alsina drops the video to his new single "Hip-Hop." After a roller coaster 2014, which found the former XXL Freshman as one of the brightest young faces in music after his impressive debut album Testimony dropped and him in a three day coma after he fell off stage at SOBs in New York City, unveiled the video at the BET Awards pre-show. The ode to the music ge...

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Rappers falling on stage is nothing new. But it's how you bounce back that matters most.

With Jeremih's third solo effort, Late Nights: The Album due out July 17 via Def Jam, his fellow budding R&B star August Alsina is trying his hand at "Planes," the album's J. Cole-featuring, Vinyl-produced single. Alsina leaves the original mostly intact, but adds his own autotuned flair, making the already kinetic play as if it's at an even faster clip. The New Orle...