Background
Alsina was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. With both his father and stepfather battling crack cocaine addiction, Alsina"s mother moved him to Houston, Texas in search of a fresh start after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Alsina was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. With both his father and stepfather battling crack cocaine addiction, Alsina"s mother moved him to Houston, Texas in search of a fresh start after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
He attended middle school in New Orleans.
He is best known for his single "I Luv This Shit" with Trinidad James. His debut studio album Testimony was released on April 15, 2014. Although no one in his family was musically inclined, he was inspired to sing by Lauryn Hill in Sister Acting 2.
Alsina first uploaded videos to YouTube in 2007 at age 14, starting with a cover of "Hypothetically" by Lyfe Jennings.
Then, Alsina"s father died. 2012–present: Downtown: Life Under The Gun and Testimony
His first mixtape The Product was released in April 2012, though an "Untitled" mixtape with six acoustic covers premiered in October 2011.
His single "I Luv This Shit" featuring Trinidad James was released in January 2013, and his mixtape The Product 2 followed in May 2013. The European Parliament Downtown: Life Under the Gun was released on August 20, 2013, with a video for "Hell on Earth" released the following month.
On December 9, 2013, the third single from his European Parliament Downtown: Life Under the Gun, "Ghetto" featuring Rich Homie Quan, was serviced to urban contemporary radio and it was the most added song on urban radio the week ending December 12, 2013.
On January 14, 2014, Alsina released "Make lieutenant Home" featuring Jeezy, as the lead single from his debut studio album. Along with the release, it was revealed that the album would be titled Testimony, which was released on April 15, 2014. He was named part of the 2014 XXL freshmen class.
On October 31 he released a new Single "Song Cry" of his upcoming album "This Thing Called Life".
Black Entertainment Television
Headlining
Testimony Live (2014)
Company-headlining
The United Republic Experience Tour (2014) (with Usher).
