August Alsina

“I'm always actively working on being a better me.”

“Nothing is held back on 'Testimony.'”

“I'll tell you what bothers me. This music business is so crazy. They think everything is a game, or everything is a fad or trend to win. I see people saying, 'My next album is going to be my honest album, the whole truth, nothing but the truth, my deepest secrets, the soundtrack to my life.'”

“I'm a human being and I'm a man, so don't disrespect me.”

“People can have whatever ideas that they like. But what I'm not OK with is my character being in question.”

“That's what media do. They make you out to be a monster.”

“My music is a gift from God that saved my life.”

“I have a liver disease where my autoimmune system is fighting against itself.”

“Whoever wants to be caught up in my life, first of all, you should be living yours because I'm damn sure not worried about your life.”

“Of all my childhood memories, I don't have any good ones.”

“I don't have any reason to lie about anything.”

“All I have is my truth, and all I have is my truth to stand on it.”

“I want to make music to lift the people.”

“I'm not a rapper. I stay in my lane.”

“I just feel like no one is the same.”

“The people that you think are supposed to be there for you and be happy for you - instead they want to tear you down.”

“Nobody can say anything to take what's for me away from me. And I live by that.”

“Contrary to what some people may believe, I'm not a troublemaker.”

“I think there are small treasures and blessings inside of our imperfections. But there are so many people in the world that oppress you for being an individual if you don't fit in with the rest of the crowd, if you don't run with the herd. It's always perplexing to me when I see people mad at other people for being who they are.”

“I had over 10 seizures.”