He will perform at the Stade de France on May 10, 2025. DJ Snake is one of the most popular DJs of his generation. Very young, this is the film Hate by Matthieu Kassovitz who makes him want to make a living from his job. Since then, the man named William, far from the decks, chain of successes and the collaborations that take him to the four corners of the planet. The Parisian who grew up in “a ghetto” as he himself says can be proud of how far he has come. Now known to everyone, he knows, his voice counts. So, its outputs are scrutinized.
A committed artist, he does not hesitate to openly support the Palestinian people. On May 27, 2024, he responded to a message from Emmanuel Macron on X. While the tenant of the Élysée “unworthy“Israeli strikes calling”full respect for international law and an immediate ceasefire“, DJ Snale replied. The 38-year-old composer who did not hide his annoyance at this never-ending conflict. “How many civilians and children died in the genocide?” wrote the artist.
One comment reposted more than 20,000 times and widely commented on. However, it seems that this tweet did not sit well with the highest levels of power. Indeed, according to DJ Snake, these would have tried to censor him.
DJ Snake: did the Élysée really ask the artist to withdraw his message?
Tuesday, November 19, DJ Snake was a guest on music producer Naskid's live performance on the Twich streaming platform. While the Franco-Algerian artist has continued to repeat his commitment to the cause of the Palestinian peoplehe made a revelation. “It's not a war, it's a genocide” he said in the preamble before adding: “I'm just a DJ, it's not my job to tweet President Macron and find myself in sauces with the Élysée who calls my management asking 'Can he delete the tweet? Can we meet?“the Head of State's teams would have asked.”I want to meet someone. End this. Me, I make music” replied the DJ dryly.
Contacted by the Huffington Postthe presidential staff clearly recognized maintain exchanges with the artist’s entourage but in no case, “no posts were asked to be deleted“. A denial which, unfortunately, seems to come a little late since the opponents of Emmanuel Macron have seized the subject like Antoine Léaument. The LFI deputy for Essonne cries “scandal” and applauds DJ Snake for not giving in to pressure: “DJ Snake refused (to delete his message, editor’s note)well done to him! Freedom of expression cannot be negotiated. It is a moral duty in the face of the genocide that Netanyahu is committing” he wrote on X. For its part, the Élysée persists and signs. It demented having requested the deletion of this or that message.
