Snakehips Team Up With Austin Millz & Tkay Maidza for Vibrant Single ‘PLZ HOLD’
The track samples Enoch Light and The Light Brigade’s ‘Hi-Jack’.
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British electronic duo Snakehips have collaborated with Harlem producer Austin Millz and Australian rapper-singer Tkay Maidza for the club-ready hit ‘PLZ HOLD’.
Built around a sample of Enoch Light and The Light Brigade’s ‘Hi-Jack’, which is a cover of Spanish musician Fernando Arbex’s 1974 track, the song was originally an unfinished idea written by Snakehips and Maidza in early 2025 that has evolved into a transatlantic collab.
“We had this awesome vocal idea with Tkay that we hadn't used yet,” Snakehips explain. “We flipped the production with Austin using a classic hip-hop sample and then re-cut all the vocals afterwards. It came together so well and feels like such a vibe.”
Millz was recruited to add a touch of New York to the track, infusing ‘PLZ HOLD’ with a taste of Harlem’s energetic dance scene.
“Snakehips and I have been trying to make something happen for a while, and we finally connected on this one,” says Millz. “It's built around a classic New York sample, the one people know from The Beatnuts and J.Lo, but we took it into 2026 with our rhythm, and Tkay absolutely brought it to life. What I like most is how it brings three worlds together — me from New York, Snakehips from London, and Tkay from Australia. It feels global, but it's still rooted in that New York energy. Music can feel local and global at the same time. Can't wait for everyone to hear this one.”
Speaking about the track’s lyrics, Maidza says, “‘PLZ HOLD’ is about stepping into control and power — booked, styled, paid, and intentionally being unreachable. Technology makes people feel like access, answers, success, content, looks, and moments should all happen on demand — like you're supposed to be everywhere and respond to everything.
“This song is me rejecting that pressure while still applying my own. I'm booked, focused, styled, paid, and intentional. I'm not moving at the speed of panic just because the world is addicted to urgency. I'm choosing control — things keep moving, standards rising, and everybody else can wait.”
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Snakehips have been dropping bangers for close to 15 years. The duo of Oliver Lee and James Carter have amassed over 2 billion streams with their genre-defying jams, first finding chart success in 2015 with the release of their huge track ‘All My Friends’ featuring Tinashe and Chance The Rapper, which achieved platinum status in multiple countries and earned them the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song.
The duo released their debut album Never Worry in 2023, featuring contributions from MuniLong, Daya, BIA, Lucky Daye, Tinashe and Kilo Kish, and have gone on to collaborate with the likes of Earthgang, Absolutely, Louis The Child and more.
‘PLZ HOLD’ by Snakehips featuring Tkay Maidza and Austin Millz is out now. Listen here.
