Watch Desiigner Visit His Parents and Talk About Helping His Community

In a new short documentary from Def Jam, Desiigner takes us back to Brooklyn and talks about his come-up. The 19-year-old G.O.O.D. Music artist has been in the spotlight lately, thanks to his No. 1 hit "Panda" and follow-up single "Tiimmy Turner," but we've yet to see much from him on a personal level.

This video is a far cry from his intense performances—Desiigner talks about getting into trouble as a kid, visits his parents, and shares his perspective on making music and trying to help out the community. "I was definitely in a lot of trouble before I was doing music," he explains. "I was in the wrong places, the wrong timing. I got hit, I got shot. So I just came down, like I can't sell no drugs. I'll sell music. Music definitely saved me and took me out. My community is rough out there. My job is to come back to my community and change, and show there are other things to do."

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