Desiigner
Birth Name:
Sidney Royel Selby
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
Profession
Composer, Actor
Fast Facts
- Was named one of XXL magazine's 2016 Frenchman Class
- His song "Panda" reached No․ 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2016
- Interested in music at a young age, he started rapping when he was just 14 years old
- Quote: "[On what inspires his music] "Life itself, creativity itself․ All types of music․ I’m inspired by everything—all types of sound․ You know what time it is!""
- Quote: "[On creating good songs] "You can’t put bad on beautiful sound․ If it’s beautiful, it’s always going to work․ I just always work on that․""
- Is often compared to fellow rapper Future
- Was inspired to write his hit song "Panda" after playing the video game "Grand Theft Auto" and realizing that one of the cars in the game looked like a panda