The song was written by Desiigner and the track's producer was Menace. "Panda" was heavily sampled by GOOD Music labelmate and founder Kanye West for "Pt. 2", a song on West's seventh studio album The Life of Pablo, and inspired a number of remixes.

He bought the beat from a producer in England for $200. The track was good, and after earning a little local buzz, it somehow made its way to Kanye West. Yeezy ended up repurposing 'Panda' into 'Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 2' on The Life Of Pablo and signing Desiigner to his label, G.O.O.D.

Sidney Royel Selby III (born May 3, 1997), better known by his stage name Desiigner, is an American hip hop recording artist from Brooklyn, New York. He rose to prominence when his debut single “Panda”, reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Sidney Royel Selby III was born on May 3, 1997, in Brooklyn, New York City. He is of Afro-Barbadian and African American descent, and is the grandson of blues musician Sidney "Guitar Crusher" Selby. He grew up in the Louis Armstrong housing projects in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood.