The Rundown: August Alsina, Testimony

Track-by-track look at the New Orleans-bred singer's debut.

The Rundown: August Alsina, Testimony - The streets have been buzzing for the past year about August Alsina, as he's built up his catalogue singing about the struggles of the 'hood and trying to survive. After two mixtape projects, The Product and The Product 2, August delivers Testimony, his Def Jam debut with 17 new tracks, and collaborations with a host of MCs including Rick Ross, Jeezy, Fabolous and Yo Gotti. Read on for a track-by-track look. (Photo: Courtesy of Def Jam Records)
"Testify" - August Alsina's opening track sets the tone for his debut as he tells his trials and tribulations growing up as a young man using all of his available options to rise out of poverty and the hood. Faced by numerous odds including an absentee drug addicted father, the loss of a brother to the streets, and being raised by a single mother doing all she can to hold her family together, the struggle to success is real as August tells his story.   (Photo: Courtesy of Def Jam Records)
August Alsina feat. Jeezy – 'Make It Home' - August Alsina sheds light on the dangerous reality of the game.(Photo: Def Jam Recordings)Best Male R&B/Pop Artist: August Alsina - August Alsina stormed onto the R&B scene in 2013 with his breakout hit single "I Luv This," which fueled the anticipation for his debut albumTestimony.(Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

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The Rundown: August Alsina, Testimony - The streets have been buzzing for the past year about August Alsina, as he's built up his catalogue singing about the struggles of the 'hood and trying to survive. After two mixtape projects, The Product and The Product 2, August delivers Testimony, his Def Jam debut with 17 new tracks, and collaborations with a host of MCs including Rick Ross, Jeezy, Fabolous and Yo Gotti. Read on for a track-by-track look. (Photo: Courtesy of Def Jam Records)

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