Curren$y Spittas star is rising fast.
These are his friends, the people he surrounded himself with long before this particular album reached conception.
He went to school with Lil Wayne.
I only brought what weve been doing for years to a bigger platform, he says.
I just got more artillery now by making this move, thats all.
Its just bigger beats.
The mic might be a little bit clearer.
As soon as it bounced out…
I knew that it was going to change some things, and so I just was like, Sh.
I mean, not that I didnt want to do it.
Because, of course, its a wider audience, so you pick up more money.
At the end of the day, its a bigger world.
I would be a fool to complain.
Because its like a free commercial.
And then theyre going to find the album.
Well thats the whole thing.
I knew what it was about.
I just was like, Let me just say what I want to say.
Its essentially about the same thing.
The girls he was hooking up with via those… those things, there was all one goal involved.
So I just told her, I dont have a Snapchat.
Just come on over.
Whats the point of sending me that?
If you want to come to the house, just come by.
You have a ton of features on this album.
Yeah, yeah I do.
But its not really that major, because theyre genuinely my friends.
But hes still the same.
Other people just, you know, they dont know.
I always hear about like new Wiz and old Wiz, whatever the fk that means.
Hes still the same fking person to me.
You know what Im saying?
So anybody thats on the album, theyve maintained being true to themselves.
Its just a slow burn, but it works.
Howd you go about making all the collaborations happen?
I just call [Wiz Khalifa], like, Yo, heres one.
Youre Wizs sons godfather, correct?
What are your godfatherly duties?
As of right now, we dont talk about too much.
His interests are a bit different from mine.
We talk about trucks.
Weve had conversations about trucks.
Weve had conversations about puppies.
We can do that kind of thing.
When I give gifts, I dont really venture to go ball out to show you that I care.
I will get you something that you remember from when we were like nine years old.
Im going to be a groundbreaking godfather.
Im going to make history.
Is there anyone else that you really want to work with now?
Musically, DJ Quik.
And Id like to do a record with Slick Rick.
Even if I just had Slick Rick in the video chillin, thatd be cool.
Weve spoken of each other in interviews, but we never lined up.
I gotta get a beat from Kanye at some point.
Either/or with that guy.
Hes super nice on either one.
What would you have to say to fans who are concerned that youre going mainstream?
Im assuming they got the album and theyll see thats not the case.
That record is not even a mainstream record.
Its just, August Alsina is a star.
Lil Waynes a star.
But were all from the same city.
Me and Wayne went to the same school.
Me and August have been tight for a minute now.
It wasnt a ploy to step into the mainstream.
Can you tell me a little bit about any future projects?
I already have seven records towards a secondCanal Street Confidential.
