Desiree discusses her musical journey and going to Jamaica for the first time to film with Bounty Killer!
Desiree is a baddie from Miami, and she’s here to take the music industry by storm.
The singer, songwriter, actor, Youtuber, and influencer exploded onto the scene during the Vine days, building a social media presence with her breathtaking inner and outer beauty. In transitioning her talents to Instagram, Desiree began working with the elites such as King Bach and DeStorm.
The 23-years-old is a Leo, who loves to entertain. With her parents divorcing and her splitting time between her mom and dad’s place, she grew up around so much diversity.
She states, “Miami is such a cultured city, that’s what really impacted my musical taste and who I am as an artist. There’s so much Caribbean culture in Miami, which is ultimately where this record with Bounty Killer came from.”
Having resided in Los Angeles for 4 years now, Desiree recently unleashed the official music video for “One Time,” reeling in the hottest Caribbean artist for a feature. Bounty Killer is a legend in the game, so Desiree flew to Jamaica to shoot a portion of the video. Under the care of Bounty, she was given all-star treatment making her first trip to the country one for the books.
With her forthcoming EP titled Have A Nice Life, Desiree injects all types of genres and styles, from reggae and R&B to Afrobeat and salsa.
Who were your biggest influences growing up?
Desiree: It sounds cliche, but Beyonce. My first concert ever was her concert, I was 11. I love Beyonce, she can do it all. I loved her growing up, but there was also our local music. I don’t think people feel like it is, but Miami’s actually the South. It’s really Southern. I’ve always loved Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Drake. I’ve always loved the biggest artists because I wanted to be the biggest artist.
At what point did you realize you could do music for a living?
Desiree: I’d been singing for so long but I recorded my first song in a studio when I was 10 or 11. My mom paying for some studio time for me finally, after me begging. I’m like “okay, I really want to do this!” I wrote my own song and continued to do it. It wasn’t until I started meeting people and making connections where I thought I can actually go somewhere with this. I always knew I wanted to do this, it was always a thing.
How did the collab with Bounty Killer come about?
Desiree: Honestly, I’d been sitting on “One Time.” It had no feature, it was just my part. I sat on it for 2 to 3 months before you guys ever heard it. I knew I wanted a Caribbean record so I created the record. I didn’t know who I wanted it to be, but I knew that I wanted a Caribbean feature. I was thinking, maybe a young Caribbean artist? I was racking my brain trying to figure it out and I thought of Bounty Killer. I didn’t know if it was too far-fetched but you know what, the law of attraction. We gon’ make this happen. I sent him the record, he liked it. He said he’ll see what he can do and he sent his verse back.
Just like that?
Desiree: Yeah, it sounds like a fake story. That’s really how it happened. It all happened in the right timing, it worked out. There were a lot of artists I had in mind, I had contact with, but Bounty sent his verse and I’m like “this is it, perfect.”
How did yall get in contact?
Desiree: Instagram. Thank God for that!
What was your reaction when you got his verse back?
Desiree: I was so happy. A lot of times when you collaborate with another artist, you might go back and forth 2 and 3 times before you get the verse that you want. His verse was perfect, you don’t have to change a thing! He’s a legend. Him being a legend, everything was perfect. He’s so talented, I was really excited.