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Counting the front cover, the booklet for This Thing Called Life contains over two-dozen photos, all black-and-white, mostly downcast. In a couple shots, August Alsina's view is from the ground, at the mercy of an ambiguously clothed man pointing a gun at him. Others show the singer staring at a shattered RIAA plaque for "I Luv This Sh*t," his platinum debut single. Only in the last two is he shown cracking a smile. Altogether, the images closely reflect the percentages of dark and light content that color Alsina's second album. "I done worked my way to the top," he proudly asserts, yet those who prop him up are treated with as much suspicion as those who attempt to knock him down. Success has exacerbated previously existing problems while dealing him a set of new ones. In one verse, for instance, he laments, "I try to buy my momma's love, she don't appreciate it, so I stay inebriated," while in another, he smacks down prospective hangers-on. As with the Downtown: Life Under the Gun EP and Testimony, most of the highlights here involve production from the Exclusives and Knucklehead. "Dreamer," strengthened by a sample of a Eugene Record ballad, shows Alsina spinning realist tales with as much conviction displayed in inward-looking highlights like "Song Cry" and "Hip Hop." Even though Alsina is a soul singer to his core, he continually draws connections to hip-hop, borrowing a song title from Jay-Z, interpolating Naughty by Nature, referencing 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. Given the album's immersion in street life and its grim aftershocks -- details ranging from hunger pains to the contemplation of suicide -- it's gratifying to hear it conclude with a sentiment similar to that of the booklet's last page. In the Polow-produced "The Encore," a Ralfi Pagan-sampling throwback anthem with a touch of gospel, Alsina concludes with "Had to get it how I could, I was so misunderstood out the hood, now it's all good." Its respite is much more substantive than what's served in the hedonistic singles that feature Lil Wayne and Chris Brown.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Sean McMillion, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - August Alsina, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Cahee, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jasmine Mitchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Beans, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Hamilton, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Donnie Meadows, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Tanisha Broadwater, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jadakiss, FeaturedArtist - Ralph Jeanty, ComposerLyricist - Sean McMillion, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Sampha Sisay, ComposerLyricist - August Alsina, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jameel Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Jasmine Mitchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald "Flippa" Colson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Exclusives, Producer - Jack Beans, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JProof, Producer
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Carter, ComposerLyricist - Lil Wayne, FeaturedArtist - Kevin Price, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Jeanty, ComposerLyricist - Sean McMillion, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - August Alsina, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Andre Price, Producer - The Exclusives, Producer - Tori Jae, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicodemo Lalli, ComposerLyricist - Candace Curry, ComposerLyricist - Keyiara Sallie, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Knucklehead, Producer - Ralph Jeanty, ComposerLyricist - Sean McMillion, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - August Alsina, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Cahee, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Robin Hannibal Braun, ComposerLyricist - Robert Reese, ComposerLyricist - Jasmine Mitchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Exclusives, Producer - Candace Curry, ComposerLyricist - Keyiara Sallie, ComposerLyricist - Ray "Pinkey" Velazquez, Producer, Additional Producer - Korner Keyz, Producer
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Anthony Criss, ComposerLyricist - Keir Gist, ComposerLyricist - Chris Jasper, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Isley, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Brown, ComposerLyricist - Ernest Isley, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Wallace, ComposerLyricist - Knucklehead, Producer - Ronald Isley, ComposerLyricist - RUDOLPH ISLEY, ComposerLyricist - Robert Glasper, ComposerLyricist - O'Kelly Isley Jr., ComposerLyricist - Ralph Jeanty, ComposerLyricist - Sean McMillion, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - August Alsina, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Samuel Irving III, ComposerLyricist - Robert Reese, ComposerLyricist - The Exclusives, Producer - Korner Keyz, Producer
℗ 2015 Def Jam Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Knucklehead, Producer - Ralph Jeanty, ComposerLyricist - Sean McMillion, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - August Alsina, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Samuel Irving III, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Cahee, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Josh Cross, ComposerLyricist - Robert Reese, ComposerLyricist - Jasmine Mitchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Beans, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Korner Keyz, Producer - Cassius J, Producer
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Knucklehead, Producer - Kenneth Gold, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Jeanty, ComposerLyricist - Sean McMillion, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - August Alsina, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Samuel Irving III, ComposerLyricist - Jasmine Mitchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Exclusives, Producer - Jack Beans, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Brown, FeaturedArtist - Lisa Stansfield, ComposerLyricist - Etterlene Jordan, ComposerLyricist - Andy Morris, ComposerLyricist - Ian Devaney, ComposerLyricist - Mark DeBarge, ComposerLyricist - Knucklehead, Producer - Christopher Brown, ComposerLyricist - Paul Hardcastle, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Jeanty, ComposerLyricist - Sean McMillion, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - August Alsina, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Samuel Irving III, ComposerLyricist - Jasmine Mitchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Exclusives, Producer - Jack Beans, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Earl Collins, ComposerLyricist - O'Kelly Isley, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Isley, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Jasper, ComposerLyricist - Ernest Isley, ComposerLyricist - Gary Lee Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Gary Shider, ComposerLyricist - Knucklehead, Producer - Ronald Isley, ComposerLyricist - RUDOLPH ISLEY, ComposerLyricist - George Clinton, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Jeanty, ComposerLyricist - Sean McMillion, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - August Alsina, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Samuel Irving III, ComposerLyricist - Jasmine Mitchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Exclusives, Producer - Jack Beans, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brandon Hodge, ComposerLyricist - Askia Fountain, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Jeanty, ComposerLyricist - Sean McMillion, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - August Alsina, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jasmine Mitchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Exclusives, Producer - Jack Beans, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon "B.A.M." Hodge, Producer - Corey Cooper, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brandon Hodge, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Jeanty, ComposerLyricist - Sean McMillion, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - August Alsina, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jasmine Mitchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Exclusives, Producer - Jack Beans, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon "B.A.M." Hodge, Producer - Kortney Leveringston, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Def Jam Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brandon Hodge, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Jeanty, ComposerLyricist - Sean McMillion, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - August Alsina, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jasmine Mitchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Exclusives, Producer - Jack Beans, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon "B.A.M." Hodge, Producer
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Keith Sweat, ComposerLyricist - Fitzgerald Scott, ComposerLyricist - Knucklehead, Producer - Ralph Jeanty, ComposerLyricist - Sean McMillion, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - August Alsina, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Samuel Irving III, ComposerLyricist - The Exclusives, Producer - Jack Beans, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kayden LaBranch, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Amaiya LaBranch, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kristian Alvis, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Briana Payne, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chaylin LaBranch, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ky'Lee Wells, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ralph Jeanty, ComposerLyricist - Sean McMillion, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - August Alsina, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jasmine Mitchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Exclusives, Producer - Jack Beans, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MelloTheProducer, Producer - Sharod Virtuoso, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dominyque Allen, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jamal Jones, ComposerLyricist - Polow Da Don, Producer - William Tyler, ComposerLyricist - Harvey Averne, ComposerLyricist - Ralfi Pagan, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Jeanty, ComposerLyricist - Sean McMillion, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - August Alsina, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Samuel Irving III, ComposerLyricist - Jasmine Mitchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Exclusives, Producer
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chronique
Counting the front cover, the booklet for This Thing Called Life contains over two-dozen photos, all black-and-white, mostly downcast. In a couple shots, August Alsina's view is from the ground, at the mercy of an ambiguously clothed man pointing a gun at him. Others show the singer staring at a shattered RIAA plaque for "I Luv This Sh*t," his platinum debut single. Only in the last two is he shown cracking a smile. Altogether, the images closely reflect the percentages of dark and light content that color Alsina's second album. "I done worked my way to the top," he proudly asserts, yet those who prop him up are treated with as much suspicion as those who attempt to knock him down. Success has exacerbated previously existing problems while dealing him a set of new ones. In one verse, for instance, he laments, "I try to buy my momma's love, she don't appreciate it, so I stay inebriated," while in another, he smacks down prospective hangers-on. As with the Downtown: Life Under the Gun EP and Testimony, most of the highlights here involve production from the Exclusives and Knucklehead. "Dreamer," strengthened by a sample of a Eugene Record ballad, shows Alsina spinning realist tales with as much conviction displayed in inward-looking highlights like "Song Cry" and "Hip Hop." Even though Alsina is a soul singer to his core, he continually draws connections to hip-hop, borrowing a song title from Jay-Z, interpolating Naughty by Nature, referencing 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. Given the album's immersion in street life and its grim aftershocks -- details ranging from hunger pains to the contemplation of suicide -- it's gratifying to hear it conclude with a sentiment similar to that of the booklet's last page. In the Polow-produced "The Encore," a Ralfi Pagan-sampling throwback anthem with a touch of gospel, Alsina concludes with "Had to get it how I could, I was so misunderstood out the hood, now it's all good." Its respite is much more substantive than what's served in the hedonistic singles that feature Lil Wayne and Chris Brown.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 15 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:56:23
- Artistes principaux : August Alsina
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Def Jam Recordings
- Genre : Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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