Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic recording artist Plies has officially announced the upcoming release of his debut album, "THE REAL TESTAMENT." The collection - which features the breakthrough hit single, "Shawty (Feat. T-Pain)" - will drop into stores nationwide on August 7th.

Plies has already established a phenomenal underground and street presence on his infamous mixtapes and live show. For his major label debut, the Ft. Myers, Florida-bred rapper relays tales of street struggle, making money, and ghetto queens - what Plies refers to as "reality music." Plies will return to Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas during the week of his album release, where he'll complete a whirlwind promo tour of over 10 cities in just four days, including Ft. Myers, Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville, Savannah, Charlotte, and Columbia.