Birth Name: Sidney Royel Selby III

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: May 3, 1997

Ethnicity: African-American, African-Barbadian

Desiigner is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, record executive, and actor.

He is the son of Sheila (Johnson) and Sidney Selby, Jr.

Desiigner’s paternal grandfather was blues singer and guitarist Guitar Crusher (the son of Katie Selby). Guitar Crusher was born in North Carolina. Katie was the daughter of Philip Selby and Leitha Jane Howard.

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Marriage record of Desiigner’s parents –

Birth record of Desiigner’s paternal grandfather, Guitar Crusher –

Desiigner’s paternal grandfather, Guitar Crusher, on the 1940 U.S. Census –

Marriage record of Desiigner’s paternal grandfather, Guitar Crusher, to Marie-Rose Klara Paula “Mara” von Hartz –

Marriage records of Desiigner’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Philip Selby and Leitha Jane Howard –

Death record of Desiigner’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Philip Selby –

Marriage records of Desiigner’s paternal great-great-great-grandparents, Burrage Selby and Melvina Brooks –

Desiigner’s paternal great-great-great-grandfather, Burrage Selby, on the 1870 U.S. Census –

Desiigner’s paternal great-great-great-grandmother, Melvina Brooks, on the 1870 U.S. Census –

Death record of Desiigner’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Leitha Jane (Howard) Selby –

Marriage records of Desiigner’s paternal great-great-great-grandparents, Benjamin Howard and Louise (Gibbs) Swindell –

Desiigner’s paternal great-great-great-grandmother, Louise Gibbs, on the 1870 U.S. Census –