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My Take
I'll defend Desiigner more than most. Scoring a number-one Billboard hit with Panda before he was twenty, then getting scooped up by Kanye West's GOOD Music, is a Cinderella rise that few rappers ever touch. His slurred, growling delivery split listeners, but to me it captured a real moment: the way Atlanta-born trap had fully colonized the sound of young New York. People love to file him under one-hit wonder, yet stamping that much raw energy onto the culture as a Brooklyn teenager is genuinely impressive. I have a weakness for artists who burn bright and brief, lighting up an instant with everything they have.
Overview
Sidney Royel Selby III (born May 3, 1997), better known by his stage name Desiigner, is an American rapper and singer. He is best known for his 2015 debut single "Panda", which topped the Billboard Hot 100. Shortly after the song gained viral status online, he signed with Kanye West's GOOD Music, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Desiigner
- Name (Japanese)
- デザイナー
- Reading
- でざいなー
- Born
- May 3, 1997 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Ox
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / singer / songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.