Paris-born DJ Snake built one of the most dominant runs in modern dance music, pairing global chart power with a sound shaped by crossover ambition and club-level impact. His catalog includes massive hits like “Taki Taki,” “Lean On” with Major Lazer, and “Turn Down for What” with Lil Jon, alongside multiple billion-stream songs and major industry milestones. That reach, combined with a style built on unexpected connections between genres and cultures, made him one of electronic music’s most recognizable names.

Raised in a housing project outside Paris, DJ Snake came up surrounded by influences from Indian, Caribbean, African, and Middle Eastern communities. He took his name from an earlier graffiti tag, started DJing in his early teens, left high school to work at a well-known Paris record shop, and moved into music production at 19. Over the next decade, that path carried him to the top tier of electronic music.