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Desiigner – 2016 MTV Video Music Awards – Arrivals – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY, USA – Photo Credit: Aaron J. Thornton / PR Photos
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.
Sources: http://uproxx.com
Marriage record of Desiigner’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Desiigner’s paternal grandfather, Guitar Crusher – https://www.familysearch.org
Desiigner’s paternal grandfather, Guitar Crusher, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Desiigner’s paternal grandfather, Guitar Crusher, to Marie-Rose Klara Paula “Mara” von Hartz – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage records of Desiigner’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Philip Selby and Leitha Jane Howard – https://www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Desiigner’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Philip Selby – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage records of Desiigner’s paternal great-great-great-grandparents, Burrage Selby and Melvina Brooks – https://www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org
Desiigner’s paternal great-great-great-grandfather, Burrage Selby, on the 1870 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Desiigner’s paternal great-great-great-grandmother, Melvina Brooks, on the 1870 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Desiigner’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Leitha Jane (Howard) Selby – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage records of Desiigner’s paternal great-great-great-grandparents, Benjamin Howard and Louise (Gibbs) Swindell – https://www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org
Desiigner’s paternal great-great-great-grandmother, Louise Gibbs, on the 1870 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org