Selena Gomez and Cardi B Collaborate on DJ Snake's New Song "Taki Taki"
Summer may officially be over, taking with it all those songs of the summer, but now it's time for the autumnal bops to start rolling in. First up: "Taki Taki," a new song from DJ Snake, Selena Gomez, Cardi B, and Ozuna, which dropped Friday morning. It's a reggaeton club track that'll be stuck in your head from the first listen.
In a recent interview with Billboard, DJ Snake explained how the song came into being. "I sent it to Ozuna and he crushed it. I'm a big fan of Ozuna — he crushed it! And then I wanted more females on the record — and Spanish-speaking, you know? Two queens right here. That's what I wanted to do, and they blessed me with this greatness and dope energy. Selena and Cardi is a great combo," he said.
In the magazine's Instagram Story on Thursday night, Cardi also spoke about why she wanted to be part of the collab, E! News reports. "It's very Spanish. It's very, like, a Spanish vibe. As soon as I heard it, I was like, 'I want to get on it,'" she said. "Then I found out Selena Gomez was going to be on it, and I'm like, 'Oh, sh*t!' I knew it was going to be a hit."
With DJ Snake, the mastermind behind smash hits like "Turn Down for What" and "Let Me Love You," at the helm, plus verses from Selena, Cardi, and Puerto Rican singer Ozuna, there's a good chance it'll be your new favorite song before the end of the day.
Selena hinted at a collaboration with Cardi more than a month before the song was finally released. At the end of August, she posted a few photos of the whole "Taki Taki" squad, all in chic red and white outfits, on Instagram, captioning the post, "today was so fun." Those outfits don't appear on the track's cover art, leaving us hoping that means a color-coordinated music video is on its way.
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