In the same month, Desiigner made his US television debut, when he performed his single, 'Panda' at the 2016's BET Awards. Desiigner made a guest appearance on this track, alongside his label-mate Kanye West, and other rappers such as Gucci Mane, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Travis Scott, Yo Gotti and Quavo. In June 2016, ' Champions' was released as the lead single from the GOOD Music's upcoming compilation album, Cruel Winter. In June 2016, XXL magazine revealed their annual 'Freshmen Class' for 2016, and Desiigner was included on the list with nine other new artists. On May 24, Desiigner announced that the title to his upcoming debut album would be called The Life of Desiigner. On May 5, 2016, producer Mike Dean announced that he would be serving as the executive producer for Desiigner's upcoming debut studio album. In an interview with Billboard, Desiigner confirmed the release of his first upcoming mixtape, titled Trap History Month. Desiigner then went on to perform at the 2016's South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival. 2' (which features an interpolation of 'Panda') and 'Freestyle 4' - that was taken from Kanye West's seventh album The Life of Pablo. After signing a record deal, Desiigner subsequently appeared on two tracks - ' Pt. On February 11, 2016, Desiigner signed a recording contract with Kanye West's GOOD Music imprint, under the aegis of Def Jam Recordings. The song released on iTunes within five days later, before being re-released as of February 2016. On December 15, 2015, Desiigner released his commercial debut single, titled ' Panda' on SoundCloud. On December 3, 2015, under his new pseudonym, Desiigner released his debut track, called 'Zombie Walk'. His sister convinced him to drop the 'Royel' part and then keep the 'Designer' part as his new stage name, doubling the 'I' 's. Career ĭesiigner embarked on his music career under his original nickname Dezolo, before he began putting out work on these tracks under the alias of Designer Royel, especially with Royel (his middle name). At the age of 14, he embarked on his musical career. He began practicing vocals at school choir and church. He grew up in the Louis Armstrong housing projects in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood. He is of Afro-Barbadian and African American descent, and is the grandson of blues musician Sidney 'Guitar Crusher' Selby. Desiigner was born on May 3, 1997, in Brooklyn, New York City.

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