On April 15th 2014, August Alsina will unleash the beast that is ‘Testimony’, his hotly anticipated debut album.

No doubt hoping to birth an era that pushes his brand far beyond the realms of Hip Hop and to the world at large, the Southern gentleman caught up with ‘Complex’ recently, where he answered a number of interesting questions posed to him by the outlet.

While there, he dished on his admiration of the late Tupac Shakur, the criticism his rise to the top has brought him, and what he hopes the world learns from his story.

Wise words below…

Your thoughts?