In January 2011, Destiny won a singing contest to attend the red carpet premiere of Justin Bieber's Never Say Never.

The trio signed to All Def/Capitol Records, a label partnership with Russell Simmons, Steve Rifkind, and Brian Robbins.

[5] Destiny later appeared as the lead in the independent film A Girl Like Grace opposite Garcelle Beauvais, Meagan Good, and Raven-Symoné.

[5] In December 2015, Destiny booked one of the lead roles as Alexandra "Alex" Crane in Daniels' series Star – opposite Queen Latifah.

[11][12] In November 2019, it was announced that Destiny was cast to play Claressa Shields in Flint Strong, a sports biopic written by Barry Jenkins and directed by Rachel Morrison.

[16][17] Destiny cites entertainers Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, Prince and Aaliyah as her primary influences.

They remained close friends, and in December 2024, during an interview with The Breakfast Club radio show while promoting The Fire Inside, Destiny confirmed that the breakup was "just a [little] bump in the road," and the two have since gotten back together.