Downtown: Life Under the Gun

Downtown: Life Under the Gun
EP by August Alsina
Released August 20, 2013
Recorded 2012–2013
Genre R&B, hip hop
Length 32:24
Label Radio Killa, Def Jam
Producer Andrew "Hit Drew" Clifton, Carlos Cahee, Cassius Jay, Eric Hudson, The Exclusives, Knucklehead
August Alsina chronology
Downtown: Life Under the Gun
(2013)		 Testimony
(2014)
Singles from Downtown: Life Under the Gun
  1. "I Luv This Shit"
    Released: February 19, 2013
  2. "Ghetto"
    Released: December 9, 2013

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.[1][2] 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.

Singles

On February 14, 2013, the music video was released for "I Luv This Shit" featuring Trinidad James.[3] Five days later, "I Luv This Shit" was released for digital download.[4] The song peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[5][6] On July 26, 2013, the music video was released for "Downtown" featuring Kidd Kidd.[7] On August 13, 2013, the music video was released for "Let Me Hit That" featuring Currensy.[8] On September 16, 2013, the music video was released for "Hell On Earth".[9] On October 17, 2013, the music video was released for "Ghetto" featuring Rich Homie Quan.[10] 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.[11][12] It was later released for digital download on February 11, 2014.[13] On December 31, 2013, the music video was released for "Don't Forget About Me".[14]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]

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."[15]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Hell On Earth"  D. Clax 2:28
2. "Downtown" (featuring Kidd Kidd)Knucklehead, Carlos Cahee 4:42
3. "Survival of the Fittest"    3:38
4. "I Luv This Shit" (featuring Trinidad James)Knucklehead 4:27
5. "Let Me Hit That" (featuring Currensy)Cassius Jay 3:48
6. "Ghetto" (featuring Rich Homie Quan)Knucklehead 5:13
7. "Don't Forget About Me"  Eric Hudson, Andrew "Hit Drew" Clifton 3:56
8. "Nobody Knows"  Cassius Jay, The Exclusives 4:11

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[16] 68
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 44

References

  1. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Downtown: Life Under the Gun by August Alsina". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-08-20. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  2. ↑ "Downtown: Life Under the Gun: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  3. ↑ "I Luv This Shit (Explicit) - August Alsina". Vevo. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ "iTunes - Music - I Luv This Sh*t (feat. Trinidad James) - Single by August Alsina". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  5. ↑ "August Alsina - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  6. ↑ "August Alsina - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  7. ↑ "August Alsina "Downtown" f/ Kidd Kidd". Complex. 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  8. ↑ "August Alsina, Curren$y "Let Me Hit That" Video". Complex. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  9. ↑ "August Alsina "Hell On Earth" Video". Complex. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  10. ↑ "Video: August Alsina f/ Rich Homie Quan – ‘Ghetto’". Rap-Up.com. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  11. ↑ "freq-flip-dec-2013". Frequencynews.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  12. ↑ "August Alsina f/ Yo Gotti "Ghetto"". Complex. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  13. ↑ "August Alsina: Ghetto - Muziek op Google Play". Play.google.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  14. ↑ "August Alsina "Don't Forget About Me" Video". Complex. 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  15. 1 2 Andy Kellman (2013-08-20). "Downtown: Life Under the Gun - August Alsina". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  16. ↑ "August Alsina – Chart history" Billboard 200 for August Alsina. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  17. ↑ "August Alsina – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for August Alsina. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
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