"This Thing Called Life" is the second full length studio album by American recording artist August Alsina. The album was released on December 11, 2015, by Def Jam Recordings. "This Thing Called Life" is the second full length studio album by American recording artist August Alsina. The album was released on December 11, 2015, by Def Jam Recordings. false 2022-11-09 00:09:22 This Thing Called Life 2015 2015-12-11 2015-12-11 0 130398 2252954 33f5ae51-f8d4-4a9f-9bbc-47a9e8be28c0 7c24178a-8658-4e7f-889f-82013f8fd3f6 10b9df74-0c35-451f-847d-d069a0a28901 /media/data/media4/Music/August Alsina/This Thing Called Life (2015)/folder.jpg August Alsina AlbumArtist August Alsina Artist August Alsina - This Thing Called Life - 11 - Song Cry August Alsina - This Thing Called Life - 15 - The Encore August Alsina - This Thing Called Life - 07 - Dreamer August Alsina - This Thing Called Life - 01 - This Thing Called Life August Alsina - This Thing Called Life - 09 - First Time August Alsina - This Thing Called Life - 13 - American Dream August Alsina - This Thing Called Life - 02 - Job August Alsina - This Thing Called Life - 03 - Why I Do It August Alsina - This Thing Called Life - 10 - Would You Know August Alsina - This Thing Called Life - 04 - Hollywood August Alsina - This Thing Called Life - 05 - Hip Hop August Alsina - This Thing Called Life - 08 - Been Around the World August Alsina - This Thing Called Life - 06 - Change August Alsina - This Thing Called Life - 12 - Other Side August Alsina - This Thing Called Life - 14 - Look at How Far I've Come August Anthony Alsina Jr. (born September 3, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter. He released his first mixtape The Product in 2012, which was followed by The Product 2 the following year; he signed with The-Dream's Radio Killa Records, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings to release his debut commercial extended play (EP), Downtown: Life Under the Gun (2013). The EP marked his first entry on the Billboard 200 and was preceded by his debut single "I Luv This Shit" (featuring Trinidad James), which peaked within the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His 2014 follow-up single, "No Love (Remix)" (featuring Nicki Minaj) was met with similar commercial success, likewise receiving double platinum certification. Both songs were issued as lead singles for Alsina's debut studio album Testimony (2014), which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and saw positive critical reception. His second album, This Thing Called Life (2015) released the following year and was less commercially-oriented, but was met with continued critical praise. During this time, Alsina notably guest performed on DJ Khaled's hit singles "Hold You Down" in 2014 and "Do You Mind" in 2016. After a long-tenured hiatus and departure from Def Jam, he independently released his third album, The Product III: State of Emergency in June 2020.