Sidney Royel Selby III (b. May 3, 1997), better known by his stage name Desiigner, is a Grammy-nominated rapper from Brooklyn, New York. After releasing his chart-topping single, “Panda,” he caught the eye of Plain Pat, who shared his music with Kanye West. On Feburary 11th, 2016 during the premiere of The Life of Pablo, Kanye officially announced that Desiigner had been signed to G.O.O.D. Music.

Desiigner’s debut mixtape, New English, was released on June 26th, 2016, and included previously released singles “Panda” and “Zombie Walk.” The tape was released in advance of his upcoming debut album, The Life of Desiigner.

In June of 2016, Desiigner was named to the XXL Freshmen Class. His ensuing freestyle promptly went viral, leading to his second hit single: “Tiimmy Turner”.

Two years after the release of his debut mixtape, New English, Desiigner went on to release L.O.D., his debut EP.

Desiigner ended up throwing shade at Kanye West, his label boss. Desiigner once again made headlines with his thoughts on Kanye, as he called him “crazy.”

On November 7, 2019, over three years after signing to G.O.O.D. Music, Desiigner announced that he finally got out of his record deal and that he is now a free artist. A day after announcing his departure from his former label, he released his first song as an independent artist with “Diva” under his own independent label, LOD Records.