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Desiigner Is the Future - Ever since “Panda” came out, there’s been a long line of commentary about what kind of effect Brooklyn rapper Desiigner will have on the rap game. Mostly the topic has been how a Brooklyn rapper was influenced by an Atlanta rapper — yes, Future. Desiigner himself has taken very little issue with it. He told XXL about what he thinks when he hears the comparison: "I smile at that, I blush at that, but I have no hard feelings for the dude Future. He does his thing. Actually, I like some of his songs. I think he’s a great artist and I ain’t going to ever turn him down. Just know I have plenty of more music. That’s all I got to say for the people who say I sound like him.” He has thrown some casual shade at Future in the past (mimicking memes and such), but with the release of a new track called "Moon People," he continues to soun...

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Kanye West - Yeezy co-signed him when he played “Panda” during the listening party/fashion show for The Life of Pablo at Madison Square Garden and then actually signed him to G.O.O.D. Music.(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images) 

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Fabolous - When Fabolous remixed “Panda,” it was incredible to see a Brooklyn king supporting a Brooklyn upstart.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Tidal/Roc Nation) 

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Mike Dean - The producer told Billboard magazine, "He’s a lot more of an artist than you think he is. He’s not just some Future knockoff. He talks like that — he sounds like he’s got Auto-Tune on his voice in real life. He talks like Future raps, which is weird."(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for BMI) 

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Lil' Kim - Another Brooklyn artist that remixed the burgeoning rapper with a massive shout out to boot: “Yo Desiigner, we see you baby / Welcome to the royal Brooklyn family.” The Queen Bee seal of approval.(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3) 

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Maino - The NYC rapper took to an interview to say how he understands how Desiigner could be influenced by someone like Future since New York City has influenced so many other different territories, “I want to see a young n***a get paid. I want to see him do his thing.”(Photo: Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for AXE) 

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Jim Jones - When one of NYC’s most notorious members of the Dipset crew features you on one of his tracks (“Finesse”), that’s a big welcome to the family. It says a lot when a newbie has the chance to hold their own next to guys like A$AP Ferg and Rich Homie Quan.(Photo: Prince Williams/WireImage) 

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Pusha T - The G.O.O.D. Music label head has brought out the new signee to perform on the stage with him at shows in Chicago and London. There’s nothing like sharing the stage with some new blood to get a leg up.(Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images) 

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50 Cent - Back in February, the hip-hop veteran and business mogul had this to say about Desiigner, while also managing to shade Future: “I'm not sure he's going to be able to make another record because he's only recorded two songs. But, the one that he did reminded me of Future and now, how good is that?”(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) 

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PHRESHER - New guys gotta stick together, and Brooklyn rapper PHRESHER featured the pre-Panda Desiigner on “On the Low” and “Danny Devito.” It’s still love between these two with their latest “Everything A Go.”(Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage) 

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French Montana - French spoke with Funkmaster Flex on the whole idea of a BK rapper being influenced by someone from ATL. He went about it by tracing back to who influenced Future, which was Juvenile. French attributes out-of-region influencers to what’s hot at the time.(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images) 

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Jermaine Dupri - The artist/producer put his ear to the test and came to a conclusion, tweeting out, “This ‘Panda’ beat is the exact same beat as ‘Commas,’ wow!"(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) 

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Future - Oh, of course Future had something to say about Brooklyn’s newest rap star. During one of his shows, the Atlanta star wasn’t getting the needed amount of love from the right side of the venue and said, “The right side, y’all must be Desiigner fans or Ciara fans or some s**t.”(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for New Era)