Desiigner

About Desiigner

He is a hip-hop singer and songwriter who rose to notoriety after his song "Panda" was sampled on Kanye West's album The Life of Pablo's song "Pt. 2". He got signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music Imprint in February 2016.

Sidney Royel Selby III, better known by his stage name Desiigner, is an American rapper and singer. In December 2015, his debut single "Panda" reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In 2019, he was released from Def Jam and is currently an independent artist.

Birth name	Sidney Royel Selby III
Born	May 03, 1997, New York City, U.S.
Labels	GOOD (former), Def Jam (former), LOD
Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer, songwriter
Associated acts	Kanye West, Mike Dean, Gucci Mane
Official Website	http://lifeofdesiigner.com/
Years active	2015–present
Also known as	Dezol
Genres	Hip hop, trap

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Trivia

He was featured on Kanye West's song "Freestyle 4" from The Life of Pablo.

Desiigner before fame

He released the track "Zombie Walk" in 2015, which featured King Savage.

Achievement of Desiigner

Kanye West's The Life of Pablo song "Freestyle 4" included him.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$5 Million

Desiigner family life

He was born in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bed-Stuy. He has an older brother.

Associations of Desiigner

His rapping voice has been likened to Future's.

Desiigner Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Facts about Desiigner

• Has the performer ever been awarded or just nominated?
Sidney has been nominated for a whole number of awards, including u2018Teen Choice Awardsu2019, u2018BET Hip Hop Awardsu2019 and other ones. Desiigner has won the u2018WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awardsu2019 and u2018Billboard Music Awardsu2019.
• How can the style of the rapper been characterized?
It is a mixture of hip-hop and the so-called u2018trapu2019 which is is typical for wide use of drums and keyboard synthesizer.
• Desiigneru0027s first song was called u2018Pandau2019.
• Has Sidney ever been charged according to the law?
Once he was charged for gun keeping and drug possessing. Desiigner was even imprisoned for some time.
• Does Sidney have any other pseudonym?
Desiigner is also known by the name u2018Designer Royelu2019.
• Does Sidney have famous relatives?
Desiigneru0027s grandfather was one of the most fabulous performers of blues. Desiigneru0027s name is Sidney Selby. During the flourishing of his career as a musician he was known by the nicknames u2018Guitar Crusheru2019 and u2018Bone Crusheru2019.
• Who is the best model to follow for the young rapper after his grandfather?
As the boy grew in the environment where almost everyone was crazy about jazz, Desiigner idolizes Louis Armstrong. Desiigner also likes the compositions by the rapper whose pseudonym is Future and whose music has typical for Atlanta peculiarities.
• It was his sister who invented his stage name.