DJ Snake Essentials

This French DJ slithered onto the scene when he provided the strobe-lit electro backdrop to Lady Gaga's Born This Way banger “Government Hooker”—and it proved to be just the first in a series of high-profile, increasingly eclectic collaborations. After breaking the internet with the riotous Lil Jon trap jam “Turn Down For What” and the Major Lazer/MØ matchup “Lean On,” Snake further blurred the lines between hedonistic EDM and confessional R&B on his epic debut album, Encore, enlisting Skrillex to beef up the exotic beats and Biebs to deliver the comedown balladry.