August Alsina grew up facing many hardships like addiction and loss of family members in New Orleans. He found solace in music and began posting cover videos to YouTube that went viral. After more tragedy and homelessness, he was discovered and signed by a management company. His debut mixtape and single gained major success. His new album "Testimony" is deeply personal, sharing his life story and journey to overcome obstacles through music. Though only 21, August hopes to inspire others that they can achieve their dreams through strength and perseverance.

1. Inspirational/Interview.
True storyon how made itAugustAslain tothe industry.Ichoose to pick thisartist as my magazine
isRnB and alsotheyare veryfamouswhichwill draw myaudience intothe story. I will make sure
thisappealsandwill appeal tomyaudience due tothe fact as well asbeingmainstreamer,mostof
themare aspires.Byhearingtheirrole modelsstorywill inspire themandgive themhope thatthey
wouldandcan be able toachieve the same,onlyif theypushthemselves.
I will be doinga live interviewwherethe audience getthe chance toask the celebritythe
questionnaire…this waytheywillbe able toknow the celebritybetteranditwill alsointrigue them
to knowhowtheywill approachthe answers.This will alsointerestmyaudience because the
questionwillbe developedfromthe targetaudience.
I will firstintroduce mycelebrityandtalkaboutwhere the topicis leadingus,inabrief lines.For
example whytheyare there andhowI am give the audience askthemquestion.ThenIamplanning
to go deepinto the questionsthatthe celebritybeingasked,byaskinghow andwhy...
Augusthad us ‘RightThere.’
Augustgot us ‘Testifying.’
OpeningupwithAugustAlsina.
We turnup withAugust Alsinaaswe getpersonal with him.‘Testifying’hispasttous mightgetus
emotional butlet’shope we cankeepstrong.He givesusan insighttohow he made throughthe up
and downs.A true inspirational conversation thatwe shoulddesiretolookforwardtoo.
Interviews…
Where were youbornand tell usabout yourearlychildhood?
I was bornand bredin New Orleans, Louisiana, I was raised by mama who I love and adore so
much. The reason for that is because I learnt through my earlyage that drugs andmoneycould
eithermake youor break.I sawthat through my fatherandmy stepfatherastheybattledcrack
addiction.Somymum arrangedfor usto move to Huston,Texasfora freshstart,to get awayas far
away as possible fromthe past.Butournew beginningbroughtnothingbutdepressionandsorrows.
For yearsall I desiredwastohave a normal familyandthe childhoodall myfriendshad.ButIguess
sometimesyouhave togothroughrough patchesto come out stronger.WhenIwas 14 yearsI got a
call from NewOrleans, tellingthatmyfatherlostthe battle to drugsand alcohol,whichwasn’tthe
mostencouragingnewstohear.
What got youintomusic?
In an attemptto escape reality, Itook toYouTube,where I posteddozensof homemade
performance video. Videoclipscoversuchartistthe likesof MusiqSoulchildandLyfe Jennings,
whichendedupgoingviral,whichIdidexpect.All thathappenedwithinamonth,which
overwhelmedme withjoy.ItalmostseemedIwastakinga stepclosertomy future,butthena year
laterrealityhitme whenone of my closesfriendgotshotinthe streetof Houston.I quicklyvanished
fromYouTube as I knewmydreamswere justtoo far to reach.Withall the occurring,mymother

2. founditveryhard to cope withme andshe endedupkickingme at the age of 16. I was alone and
lost,so I decidedtoreturntoNewOrleans, I went from family to friend’s houses, but on some
nights only the corner stores provided me shelter. But then things got way to hard and so did the
temptation from the other guys to sell drugs was almost too hard to resist. But I knew selling
drugs was my only option. I also looked up to my older brother who was also in the streets with
me but he always hoped a better future for me than the one he had. But it was long till I learned
that my addiction with money could be as deadly as the addictions to drugs. Just few days before
my 18th birthday my brother was gunned down in New Orleans East, which was another
unresolved murder, because people die in streets of New Orleans every day but they were able
to find my brothers murder, which was a shock to me. My brother's death became my motivation
to not become a statistic, but to pursue my musical aspirations on an entirely new level.
So howwere youdiscovered?
Well I am not verysure because I carriedon beingtrue tomyself andwhere Icame from, but
eventuallyIwasnoticedof the managementandthe productioncompanycalledNN TME MuCo,
whoalsomanagesme nowas well.UnderNoontime’ssponsorships,ImovedtoAtlantain2011 and
begancarvingmy future.InApril 2012 I was blessedtorelease mydebutmix tape ‘The Product’
whichI teamedupwithDJ Drama and myGangsta Grillzbrand.Withinthe tape I featureda
breakoutsingle called‘LuvThisSh*t,’whichwasproducedbyKnucklehead.Withmycareershooting
up,I was alsoreceivingmajorpraise fromthe MTV,whichwashuge. During thattime I was able to
create thisalbum,whichisout now and I calledit‘testimony.’ The reasonforthatisbecause ison
my life.Everysongthatiswithinthatalbumisabout mylife journeyandmyhistoryandthe thingsI
faced,that’swhyI feel nakedinthisalbum.Ifeel likeIhave openedmyself upbecause asaritistwe
have to be honestwithourselvesandourfans.
Conclusion
While just 21 years old, and 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.