AUGUST ALSINA VS. LOUIS ARMSTRONG

AUGUST ALSINA

WHERE HE LIVED

• August was born in new orleans
• His mother moved the family out to houston
• As a young adult august moved back to new orleans

PEOPLE WHI SHOULD LISTEN TO AUGUST ALSINA VS PEOPLE WHO DONT

LIFE

• When August moved back to N.O. He became a crack dealer
• Days before his 18th birthday his older brother was shot 6 times
• Because of this August decided not to sell crack anymore
• He started to focus on music

STYLE

• August is a R&B singer
• His songs tend to sound like hip-hop

INSPERATION

• He was inspired by the death if his brother to clean up his act
• His whole family was poor and in the hood
• August wanted to move his family away from the violence he saw
• He also wanted to make sure if he did go away hus family wouldn't have to go back to the hood

HIS MUSIC

• http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v73ECi8ou8g
• WARNING EXPLICIT CONTENT

LOUIS ARMSTRONG

YOUNG LIFE

• His dad left right after louis was born
• To make money his mom became a hooker
• Louis had to drop out after 5th grade to work
• Born in N.O. BUt moved to Queens NYC

INSPERATION

• Worked for karnofskys as a kid who encouaged him to sing
• He was arrested for shooting a gun in a air he was arrested
• His time was spent in a time for black boys where he was train in the cornet
• When he got out of juvie he pursued a musical carrier

SHOULD YOU LISTEN TO LOUIS ARMSTRONG

HIS MUSIC

• http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E2VCwBzGdPM

SIMILARITARIES

• Both black
• Both men
• Both Musicians
• Both had no dad
• Both droped out

SIMILARITIES CONT.

• Both born in New Orleans
• Both stoners