Chase & Status and Skrillex Drop Surprise Single, 'Essa Ta Quente'

Chase & Status and Skrillex have joined forces for a new single, ‘Essa Ta Quente.’ While the iconic drum & bass duo has remixed Skrillex’s music, like the Grammy-winning ‘Rumble,’ the new track marks their first official collaboration.‘Essa Ta Quente’ leans into breakbeat and funk carioca rather than the frantic drum & bass Chase & Status are known for.

In its place is a bouncing rhythm built on thick 808s, over which a Portuguese vocal simmers with smoldering menace.Skrillex’s fingerprints show up in bursts, his signature growls slicing through the mix rather than dominating it like in his more maximalist dubstep records.

“We’ve been friends with Sonny for years and finally, we are releasing a collaboration that’s long overdue,” Chase & Status said.“Born out of our love for Brazilian rap and baile funk, we’re always looking to explore new styles and push new sounds.” Today’s surprise release on streaming platforms puts a lot of speculation to bed.

Fans first caught wind of the track on August 16, when Skrillex brought Chase & Status onstage during his closing headline set on the Hydro XL stage at Boomtown.Neither act confirmed a collaboration at the time, and the mystery only grew as clips of the performance circulated on social media.

The release continues a prolific stretch for Skrillex, who dropped his Soma album in June before releasing collaborations with Solomun (‘Rumpta‘) and MPH (‘Mirage‘), among others.Meanwhile, Chase & Status reunited with their ‘Baddadan’ collaborator IRAH for ‘Disgruntled‘ in July before releasing ‘Gone Too Far‘ alongside Debbie a month later.

You can listen to ‘Essa Ta Quente’ below and find the new single on streaming platforms here.Scroll to continue more from edm GRiZ Finally Releases ‘Sunshine’ Four Years After Track’s Live Debut Follow Chase & Status: Instagram: instagram.com/cha...