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Testimony
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 15, 2014
Recorded2012–14
Genre
Length59:21
LabelDef Jam
Producer
  • Henry 'Noonie' Lee (exec.)
  • Donald 'D-Day' Albright (exec.)
  • Karen Kwak (co-exec.)
  • August Alsina
  • Cassius Jay
  • David Claxton
  • DJ Spinz
  • John '$K' McGee
  • Knucklehead
  • The BeatFreqz
August Alsina chronology
Downtown: Life Under the Gun
(2013)		Testimony
(2014)		This Thing Called Life
(2015)
Singles from Testimony
  1. 'I Luv This Shit'
    Released: February 19, 2013
  2. 'Ghetto'
    Released: December 9, 2013
  3. 'Numb'
    Released: December 10, 2013
  4. 'Make It Home'
    Released: January 15, 2014
  5. 'Kissin' on My Tattoos'
    Released: April 1, 2014
  6. 'No Love (Remix)'
    Released: July 29, 2014

Testimony is the debut studio album by American R&B singer August Alsina. It was released on April 15, 2014, by Def Jam Recordings. The album was supported by six singles: 'I Luv This Shit', 'Ghetto', 'Numb', 'Make It Home', 'Kissin' on My Tattoos' and 'No Love'; along with the release of his promotional single, 'Benediction'.

Upon its release, Testimony was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the whole creativity of the album. The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 67,000 copies in the United States. The album features guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Yo Gotti, B.o.B, Rich Homie Quan, Trey Songz and Def Jam label-mates Pusha T, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Jeezy and Trinidad James.

  • 1Singles
  • 6Charts

Singles[edit]

On February 14, 2013, the music video was released for the lead single, 'I Luv This Shit' featuring Trinidad James.[1] The song was produced by Knucklehead. It was officially released for digital download on February 19, 2013.[2] The song peaked at number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 13 on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.[3][4]

On December 9, 2013, the album's second single, 'Ghetto' featuring Rich Homie Quan, was serviced to urban contemporary radio in the United States.[5][6] Knucklehead also produced this track. It was officially released for digital download on February 11, 2014.[7]

On December 2, 2013, the music video was released for 'Numb' featuring B.o.B. and Yo Gotti.[8] On December 10, 2013, 'Numb' was released as the album's third single.[9] The song was produced by DJ Mustard.

On January 15, 2014, the album's fourth single, 'Make It Home' featuring Jeezy, was released for digital download.[10] It was sent to US urban contemporary radio on March 3, 2014.[11] On February 13, 2014, the music video was released for 'Make It Home' featuring Jeezy.[12]

On April 1, 2014, the album's fifth single, 'Kissin' on My Tattoos' was released.[13] The song was produced by Jasper Cameron.

The album's sixth single was the remix to 'No Love' featuring Nicki Minaj, which was serviced to urban adult contemporary radio in the United States on July 29, 2014.[14]

Other songs[edit]

On April 15, 2014, the music video was released for 'Get Ya Money' featuring Fabolous.[15] On June 26, 2014, the music video was released for 'FML' featuring Pusha T.[16] On July 1, 2014, the music video was released for 'Benediction' featuring Rick Ross; the video also features a cameo appearances from DJ Khaled.[17]

Promotion[edit]

To promote the album, Alsina began the Testimony Live tour in the United States on August 14, 2014.[18]

Critical response[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[19]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[20]
The New York Times(positive)[21]
Now[22]
Spin7/10[23]
XXL3/5 (L)[24]

Upon its release, Testimony was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 79, which indicates 'generally positive reviews', based on 5 reviews.[19] Andy Kellman of AllMusic said, 'This is a gratifying second step from one of the most exciting contemporary R&B artists to appear during the 2010s.'[20]

Benediction

Erin Lowers of XXL gave the album an L rating, saying 'Finding the balance between sex, love, and ratchet, Testimony is truly a testament to a new era in R&B that shifts safe lyrics to smooth street tales.'[24] Brandon Soderberg of Spin said, 'Usually, in-the-pocket R&B does fine with middling MCs, but Testimony, powered by Alsina's insider-outsider personality – sensitive romantic with a crime-haunted past – doesn't need these big dumb lugs for cred, or even menace. Testimony brings rap's raw nerve detail to the sturdy slow jam, nullifying the need for nods to R&B of the 'rap and bullshit' variety.'[23]

Commercial performance[edit]

The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 67,000 copies in the United States.[25] In its second week, the album sold 20,000 more copies in the United States.[26] In its third week, the album sold 12,000 more copies in the United States.[27] In its fourth week, the album sold 8,800 more copies in the United States.[28] As of November 2015, the album has sold 287,000 copies in the United States.[29] The album was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units over 500,000 units in the United States.

Track listing[edit]

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1.'Testify'
  • Samuel 'Knucklehead' Irving III
4:02
2.'Make It Home' (featuring Jeezy)
  • Alsina
  • McMillion
  • Jeanty
The Featherstones4:31
3.'Right There'
  • Knucklehead
  • Cassius Jay
  • Alsina
  • The Exclusives[a]
3:37
4.'You Deserve'
  • The BeatFreqz
  • The Exclusives[a]
4:02
5.'No Love'
  • The Exclusives[a]
4:03
6.'Porn Star'
  • Alsina
  • Gary 'DJ Spinz' Hill
  • John '$K' McGee
  • McMillion
  • Jeanty
4:37
7.'FML' (featuring Pusha T)
  • Alsina
  • Gholson
  • McMillion
  • Jeanty
  • Samuel 'Sam Hook' Jean
3:37
8.'Grind & Pray / Get Ya Money' (featuring Fabolous)
  • Alsina
  • Hill
  • McMillion
  • Jeanty
'Grind & Pray' produced by Cameron
'Get Ya Money' produced by DJ Spinz and Dun Deal		5:32
9.'Ghetto' (featuring Yo Gotti)
  • Knucklehead
  • The Exclusives[a]
3:59
10.'Kissin' on My Tattoos'
  • Cameron
  • The Exclusives[a]
4:11
11.'Ah Yeah'Claxton2:35
12.'Mama'
  • Alsina
  • McMillion
  • Jeanty
3:30
13.'Benediction' (featuring Rick Ross)
  • Alsina
  • McMillion
  • Jeanty
  • Jean
4:55
14.'I Luv This Shit' (featuring Trinidad James)
  • Alsina
  • McMillion
  • Jeanty
  • Irving III
  • Christine Massa
4:27
15.'Numb' (featuring B.o.B and Yo Gotti)
  • Alsina
  • McMillion
  • Jeanty
  • Mims
4:14
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16.'Grind & Pray (Extended version)'
  • Alsina
  • Cameron
Cameron3:32
17.'I Luv This Shit (Remix)' (featuring Trey Songz and Chris Brown)
  • Alsina
  • McMillion
  • Jeanty
  • Irving III
  • Massa
4:26
Best Buy deluxe edition (bonus track)[30]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18.'Backseat'
  • Alsina
  • Kevin 'Go Grizzly' Price
Go Grizzly3:00
Notes
  • ^a signifies a vocal producer.
Sample credits
  • 'You Deserve' contains a sample from 'Love Ballad' performed by L.T.D.

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2014)Peak
position
UK Albums Chart (The Official Charts Company)[31]108
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[32]10
US Billboard 200[33]2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[34]1

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2014)Position
US Billboard 200[35]79
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[36]19
US Top R&B Albums[37]11

Certifications[edit]

RegionCertificationCertified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[38]Gold500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history[edit]

RegionDateLabel(s)
Australia[39]April 10, 2014Universal Music
Austria[40]
Belgium[41]
Germany[42]
France[43]
Ireland[44]April 14, 2014Island
United Kingdom[45]Virgin EMI
United States[46]April 15, 2014Def Jam
Japan[47]April 29, 2014Universal Music Japan
New Zealand[48]May 6, 2014Universal Music
Finland[49]
Hungary[50]
Poland[51]May 11, 2014Def Jam
Italy[52]May 27, 2014

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^'iTunes - Music - I Luv This Sh*t (feat. Trinidad James) - Single by August Alsina'. Itunes.apple.com. 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  3. ^'August Alsina - Chart history'. Billboard. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
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  8. ^'New Video: August Alsina Feat. Yo Gotti & B.o.B. 'Numb''. Vibe. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  9. ^'Numb [feat. B.o.B] [Clean]: August Alsina: MP3 Downloads'. Amazon.com. 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  10. ^'Make It Home [feat. Jeezy] [Explicit]: August Alsina: MP3 Downloads'. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  11. ^'Urban/UAC Future Releases'. All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27.
  12. ^Miranda J. (2014-02-13). 'Music Saves August Alsina's Life In 'Make It Home' Video - XXL'. Xxlmag.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  13. ^'Kissin' On My Tattoos [Clean]: August Alsina: MP3 Downloads'. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  14. ^'Future Releases'. Archived from the original on 2014-07-28.
  15. ^'Video: August Alsina f/ Fabolous – 'Get Ya Money''. Rap-Up.com. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  16. ^'Video: August Alsina f/ Pusha T – 'FML''. Rap-Up.com. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
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  30. ^'Testimony [Deluxe Edition] [Only @ Best Buy] - August Alsina'. AllMusic. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
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  1. Make It Home- August Alsina
  2. Benediction- August Alsina
  3. Numb- August Alsina
  4. FML- August Alsina
  5. I Luv This Shit- August Alsina
  6. Grind And Pray; Get Ya Money- August Alsina
  7. I Luv This Shit (Remix)- August Alsina
  8. Ghetto- August Alsina
  9. Testify- August Alsina
  10. Right There- August Alsina
  11. You Deserve- August Alsina
  12. No Love- August Alsina
  13. Porn Star- August Alsina
  14. Kissin' On My Tattoos- August Alsina
  15. Ah Yeah- August Alsina
  16. Mama- August Alsina
  17. Grind And Pray (Extended Version)- August Alsina
  18. Back Seat- August Alsina
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Lyrics

[Hook:]
Started off in the streets
We would take collection from the fiends
People dyin' all around me
So I gave you my testimony
We were down from the beginnin'
When the world wasn't listenin'
Now that I got your attention
Let us end with the benediction.

[Verse 1:]
We are gathered here today
Paying our respects to bein' broke, hope he's in a better place
Cause life out here ain't sweet, oh no
I would close my eyes to sleep but didn't dream no more
So I had to make a way for my home, you know
Now I'm in a place where I ain't gotta scheme no more
The good life, done with the hood life
I did what I could didn't always do what I should and I was misunderstood
So many nights I tried
To hide how I felt, I would cry inside
And I ran through the streets till my feet got tired
Cause I ain't wanna have my shoes on them power lines.

[Bridge:]
But I made it, and it made me
I know I did wrong, I pray to God he forgave me
Cause I made it, and it didn't kill me
So it made me stronger, I pray to God that you feel me, that you feel me...

[Hook]

[Verse 2:]
Our father who art in heaven
I pray you free me from my demons and keep me level
I know you kept me out of prison where I was headin'
When I heard somebody killed my brother, one-eighty-seven
I hope he made it to your presence, for me he was a blessin'
At least I know he's restin' and he ain't out here stressin'
Tryna get to the good life, and out of this hood life
I pray that my step-pops stay off of that crack pipe
So Mama could sleep nights, I know it's been hard on her
I was ripping through the streets, it was hard for her
Now I'm up in hotels on the ocean shore
When I was sleepin' on the floor at the corner store.

[Bridge:]
But I made it, and it made me
I know I did wrong, I pray to God he would save me
Cause I made it, it didn't kill me
So it made me stronger, I pray to God that you feel me, do you feel me...

[Hook]

[Verse 3:]
Bottle after bottle, snatching Belaire out the bucket
Rightin' all my wrongs for these homies out here thuggin'
Pray for benediction, pretty women on my premise
Condo out in Cabo, screaming 'GABOS' to my nemesis
Gold around my neck I'm ballin' for these final minutes
Nothing lasts forever, for these sins I seek repentance
Shots fired, another gone, I feel that man's pain
Daddy sat me down and said: 'that came with the game'
Shake my head, roll up the window, turnin' up the music
So much anger in these songs for these soldiers that we losin'
A mastermind is one who's feedin' others off his talent
I owe it to my city but it's time I pay my balance
I'm in Holyfield's estate, I started with a pallet
I made my first tape, I gave that shit to Khaled
Thankful for my supporters, everyone that ever bought us
Grateful for every lesson these Miami streets taught us.

[Hook]

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