Freshman...'16 Part 6 of 10: Desiigner

I got broads in Atlanta
Twistin' dope, lean, and the Fanta
Credit cards and the scammers
Hittin' off licks in the bando
Black X6, Phantom
White X6 looks like a panda
Goin' out like I'm Montana
Hundred killers, hundred hammers
Black X6, Phantom
White X6, panda
Pockets swole, Danny
Sellin' bar, candy
Man I'm the macho like Randy
The choppa go Oscar for Grammy
Bitch nigga pull up ya panty
Hope you killas understand me
- Desiigner (track: "Panda" Chorus)

Already half way thru the Freshman '16 class and you may be wondering, where do we go from here? What artists really has the radio single to sky rocket him into hip hop elite? Or which will be just another 1 hit wonder that ended up on that mixtape CD you made when you were on the way to the club? Only one word can describe the success of this next artists and that is "Panda". The club anthem and surely one of the most searched songs on Genius.com, has the potential to be either the 'Baby Got Back' of 2016 or the start of a promising career. Desiigner much like others on the Freshman '16 list has similar cadences and a similar sonic sound of Future, yet this artist hails from a territory where music has a much grittier tone, I'm talking Brooklyn. With a backing from Kanye West's G.O.O.D music label, Desiigner is the most tooled for success when it comes to an abundance of resources and wisdom that surrounds him. But this gift can also be a curse as far as the expectations and criticism that comes with it all. This can be seen first hand after the recent release of Desiiger's debut album 'New English'. In a Pitchfork Review, Matthew Ramirez called New English, "The the last five years of hip hop watered down.". This is just one of the ways that when you ask for attention, sometimes you get it. All in all Desiigner probably has the most to prove out of all the Freshmen '16. That kind of pressure can either break you or make you shine, but best believe his 15 minutes have started and it will be interesting to see what he will do with it. Here are some quick facts about Desiigner:

Rap Name: Desiigner
Born: March 25, 1997 (age 19), Brooklyn New York
Record Label: G.O.O.D. Music
Latest Mixtape: New English
Twitter: @LifeofDesiigner