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Desbordes was born on September 12, 1994 in Baltimore, Maryland to Cheryl Desbordes, a state department worker, and David McLain Desbordes, a commercial pilot who previously served in the United States Air Force as a Captain and in the National Guard as a Major.[4][5] He grew up in Gwinnett County, Georgia alongside his sister, Nadia, who was born in 2006. He played sports as a child and mostly stayed out of trouble, except in the classroom when he would make jokes.[6]

Desbordes graduated high school due to his Spanish teacher, Nancy Gordeuk, giving him a simple paper to complete that awarded two-years worth of the class, meaning he could graduate on time. He then attended Georgia Gwinnett College before transferring to Georgia Southern University, with his mother paying rent. He became depressed and stopped attending classes, instead watching YouTube videos. After two semesters, he dropped out, dissapointing his mother and having his grandmother threatening to cut him off.[7] Desbordes originally wanted to become a sportscaster, but later turned to comedy after being encouraged by his classmates.[8]

On March 9, 2020, he was featured on Lil Yachty's song "Oprah's Bank Account."[9] On August 13, 2020, Desbordes was featured in the music video of Drake's song "Laugh Now Cry Later" featuring Lil Durk.[10][11] On October 22, 2020, he was featured in Jack Harlow's song "Tyler Herro."[12]

In 2021, Revolt and Adidas announced a new series called Sneakin’ In With Druski, with Desbordes as the host.[13] The series has featured people like Snoop Dogg, Teyana Taylor, Yung Miami since its launch.[14][15] That same year, Desbordes created the satirical label Coulda Been Records as a way for artists to come onto his Instagram Lives, usually resulting in him teasing them throughout their time on.[16] In October 2021, Desbordes satirically offered Meek Mill to sign onto Coulde Been Records after Meek Mill said that he didn't get paid for his music.[17][18][19]

On March 21, 2022, Twitter user OhThatMarco posted a tweet saying that Desbordes and rapper Vince Staples were attached to a Friday sequel on HBO Max.[20] Rapper Ice Cube, who starred in the original movie, tweeted that the rumor was "blasphemy."[21][22] On April 12, 2022, Desbordes shared a now-deleted skit where he invites two women into his house and gets them intoxicated with the caption "That Friend that tries to make the girls OVERLY drink."[23] The skit prompted backlash against him, with some saying that it was glorifying sexual assault of intoxicated women.[24][25]