William Sami Etienne Grigahcine a.k.a DJ Snake-A journey from drop out to French rapper, DJ, Musician, Record producer, Songwriter!

William Sami Etienne Grigahcine popular as DJ-snake is a French rapper.
He is known for his famous tracks including “Turn Down for What”, “Lean On”, “Let Me Love You”, etc.

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Raised in a slum

This Frenchman was born on 13 June 1986, which makes him 33 years old at present. DJ Snake is a French rapper and DJ who was born in the Parisian suburb of Ermont, Paris, France.

William Sami Etienne Grigahcine a.k.a DJ Snake-A jorney from drop out to French rapper, DJ, Musician, Record producer, Songwriter! — Source: Instagram (DJ Snake)

His parents were Algerian immigrants, raised in a slum. DJ Snake’s parent’s name is not yet revealed. In order to have a job in a well-known record store in Paris, he gave up studying at the young age of 15.

Moreover, there is no further information about his early life and childhood.

Step into the music world

While working in the record shop, he knew about many popular hip-hop artists, rappers, and EDM DJs, etc. Furthermore, he also made some connections with singers and musicians. Cypress Hill and KRS-One are also the connection he built working there. Later, these hip-hop vocalists became his mentors.

Initially, Snake worked in events at bars, nightclubs, and in-house parties. Eventually, he got through popular Parisian clubs. He met Steve Goncalves in 2005, Steve combined with DJ Snake. Therefore, after three years Snake decided to compose music on his own.

His breakthrough was when he worked with Lady Gaga. A song from Lady Gaga’s album, ‘Born This Way’ titled ‘Government Hooker’. DJ Snake was a co-producer for “Government Hooker”. In 2012, ‘Born This Way’ was also nominated for a Grammy.

DJ Snake produced three songs with Paul “DJ White Shadow” Blair on Lady Gaga’s album called ARTPOP like “Applause”, “Sexxx Dreams”, and “Do What U Want”.

Collaboration with famous personalities

In 2012, he remixed tracks like ‘New Slaves’, ‘Bubble Butt’, ‘You Know You Like It’. The following year, he made a collaboration with Lil Jon for a single titled ‘Turn Down for What’. This song was pretty successful earning the top 10 of Billboard’s Electronic Dance Music chart.

In January 2014, his track ‘Turn Down for What’ led him to win gold and platinum certifications in February and March 2014 respectively. Furthermore, this track won ‘Best Direction’ title in the MTV Video Music Award 2014.

His success led him to collaborate with different personalities such as Lil John, Justin Bieber, BipolarSunshine, MØ, Skrillex, Lady Gaga, etc. Furthermore, he did many tours across different parts of the world.

Some of his collaborative singles are big hits with millions of views on YouTube and leading him to win awards like Top Dance/Electronic Song, etc. Singles such as ‘Turn Down for What’, ‘You Know You Like It’, ‘Lean On’ and ‘Let Me Love You’, etc are global hits.

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Personal life behind the limelight

Talking about his personal life, we have no news about him being in any relationship with someone. Snake is focusing on developing his professional life more.

We hope he finds someone special in his life. Details regarding his net worth, he has a net worth of $8 million.

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