I Luv This Shit

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"I Luv This Shit"
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Single by August Alsina featuring Trinidad James
from the album Downtown: Life Under the Gun and Testimony
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2013
Studio Goldie's Playhouse and Zac Recording, Atlanta, Georgia
Genre R&B
Length4:27
Label Def Jam
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Knucklehead
August Alsina singles chronology
"I Luv This Shit"
(2013)
"Numb"
(2013)
Trinidad James singles chronology
"All Gold Everything"
(2012)
"I Luv This Shit"
(2013)
"Females Welcomed"
(2013)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [35] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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