Released August 20, 2013 Length 32:24 Artist August Alsina Label Def Jam Recordings | Recorded 2012–2013 Downtown Life Under the Gun
(2013) Testimony
(2014) Release date 20 August 2013 Genre Contemporary R&B | |
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Producer Andrew "Hit Drew" Clifton, Carlos Cahee, Cassius Jay, Eric Hudson, The Exclusives, Knucklehead | ||
August alsina hell on earth official video
Downtown: Life Under the Gun is the debut EP by American recording artist August Alsina. The album was released on August 20, 2013, by Radio Killa Records and Def Jam Recordings. The album features guest appearances from Kidd Kidd, Trinidad James, Currensy and Rich Homie Quan. The album was supported by two official singles; "I Luv This Shit" and "Ghetto" featuring Rich Homie Quan.
Contents
Singles
On February 14, 2013, the music video was released for "I Luv This Shit" featuring Trinidad James. Five days later, "I Luv This Shit" was released for digital download. The song peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. On July 26, 2013, the music video was released for "Downtown" featuring Kidd Kidd. On August 13, 2013, the music video was released for "Let Me Hit That" featuring Currensy. On September 16, 2013, the music video was released for "Hell On Earth". On October 17, 2013, the music video was released for "Ghetto" featuring Rich Homie Quan. On December 9, 2013, the second single from the album, "Ghetto" featuring Rich Homie Quan was serviced to urban contemporary radio in the United States. It was later released for digital download on February 11, 2014. On December 31, 2013, the music video was released for "Don't Forget About Me".
Critical response
Andy Kellman of AllMusic said, "Although he now has as much arrogance as anyone else on contemporary R&B radio, his lingering pain remains, punctuated by a handful of between-song monologues that are all the more chilling for being expressed in a matter-of-fact tone. The gritty realism in ballads like "Hell on Earth" and "Nobody Knows" hints at future greatness. He's singing about his life, not romanticizing it."
Songs
1Hell On Earth2:28
2DowntownKidd Kidd4:42
3Survival of the Fittest3:38