30 Fantastic Facts About DJ Snake That Will Blow Your Mind

DJ Snake, a world renowned French rapper and DJ, has till date earned two Grammy Award nominations for his composition and production skills. With his collaboration with Lady Gaga, Diplo, and Lil John, he has achieved global recognition. Here are some really interesting facts about the DJ that will make you love him more:

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1.  He performed at the Arc de Triomphe to promote Paris' bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the fall of 2017.
2.  In the year 2011, DJ Snake produced for Lady Gaga's album “Born This Way,” which earned him a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year in February 2012.
3.  He was the co-producer of the song “Government Hooker,” which was voted to be the best song by Lady Gaga fans after the release of the album.
4.  In October 2015, DJ Snake and fellow electronic producer Tchami were injured in a car crash, due to which they missed a scheduled stop at Toronto's Monster Mash festival.
5.  He was named as one of the "30 Under 30 In Music" artists of the year, by Forbes, in their January 2016 list.
6.  William Sami étienne Grigahcine was born on June 13, 1986, in Paris, France, to Algerian parents. He grew up in Ermont, a banlieue district outside Paris.
7.  He used to produce graffiti art, which earned him the moniker "Snake" because he was able to consistently evade the police.
8.  When he started his career as a DJ, his fans in his native, started calling him as “Snake.” He felt it good that time. Now, when he feels the name isn’t that good, it’s too late to change it.
9.  At the age of 15, he decided to quit studying altogether, and took up a job in a well-known record store in Paris, making his own living.
10.  It was at the age of 14, that he started DJing, and by the time he was 19 years old, he started producing. Working in the record shop, he established a good rapport with celebrated hip-hop artists, rappers, and EDM DJs.

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11.  Around this time, he used to perform at clubs like Les Bains Douches and VIPROOM in Paris. He also performed some small, impromptu gigs in house parties.
12.  When talking about why he decided on the career as DJ, he cites a scene with Cut Killer in the French film La Haine as well as hip-hop artists KRS-One and Cypress Hill as early influences.
13.  In the year 2005, he met his manager Steve Goncalves, who encouraged Grigahcine to begin creating his own music.
14.  He remixed Kanye West's "New Slaves", AlunaGeorge's "You Know You Like It", Duck Sauce's "It's You", Major Lazer's "Bubble Butt" and Junior Senior's "Move Your Feet."
15.  He produced three songs with Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair on Lady Gaga's album “Artpop” including "Applause", "Sexxx Dreams", and "Do What U Want," in the year 2013.
16.  He went on the Mothership Tour 2014 with Skrillex, as one of the alternating supporting artists, with the other being Dillon Francis.
17.  He performed at the 2015 Coachella Music Festival with guest appearances by AlunaGeorge and MØ, who did vocals on "Lean On" with Major Lazer.
18.  In fact, his remix of AlunaGeorge’s “You Know You Like It,” and “Lean On,” were two of the top 10 Shazamed songs from Coachella 2015.
19.  His remix “You Know You Like It,” which was released in December 2014, reached number one on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart and Rhythmic Songs chart in June 2015.
20.  His track “Lean On,” in collaboration with Major Lazer was named as one of the "Best Songs of 2015 So Far" by Time magazine, as it peaked at 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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21.  The song was named Spotify's global song of the summer in September 2015, and within the next two months, it became the service's most streamed song ever, surpassing 526 million Spotify plays.
22.  In collaboration with Lil Jon, “Turn Down for What” was released in December 2013, which entered the top ten of the Billboard Dance/Electronic chart during the last week of the month.
23.  The single also entered the top 5 on the Dance/Electronic chart and debuted No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2014.
24.  With the music video for the single being released in March 2014, the song reached the top ten of the Hot 100 in April 2014.
25.  "Turn Down for What" was nominated for MTV Video Music Awards for Best Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects, and the MTV Clubland Award.
26.  He is currently part of the Pardon My French team, a collective of four French DJs composed of Tchami, Mercer, Malaa and himself.
27.  For his special venue at the Accor Hotel Arena (Paris), he had an exclusive collaboration between his own trademark Pardon My French and the denim brand Levi's.
28.  The very limited edition was available as a world exclusive at the Champs-Elysées Levis flagship the day of the venue, encountering a huge success.
29.  In March 2018, he established his own record label named Premiere Classe. Some of the released tracks of the label include 4B & Teez – "Whistle," Chace – "Never," Mercer – "Boss," and Plastic Toy – "Escape."
30.  His second album “Carte Blanche” was released on July 26, 2019, which includes the singles "Magenta Riddim", "Taki Taki", "Enzo" and "Loco Contigo."
31.  DJ Snake Net Worth: $8 Million