On Cheat Codes, Mouse weaves a weighty soundscape worthy of sharing in collaboration with a childhood inspiration. “This time it was more trying to make something I thought I’d want to hear myself.” “I think if I had done this 10, 12 years ago, it would’ve been trying to prove something more,” the producer said in The Ringer interview. Mouse’s track record as a one-of-one collaborator is steeped in golden records, and his return to hip-hop with Thought (who the producer told The Ringer was his favorite childhood rapper) is no exception. Subsequent singles included "How Do You Love" (with Lee Brice and Lindsay Ell), "Payback" (with Icona Pop), and "Afraid of Love" (with Stondon Massey).In the 17 years since Mouse’s last hip-hop album, The Mouse and the Mask with MF DOOM, he’s produced arguably the best Gorillaz record, Demon Days, the Black Keys’ most commercially successful project, Brothers, and put out two albums as one half of Gnarls Barkley with CeeLo Green, one of which gave us “Crazy,” a record likely inseparable from whatever you were doing in the late 2000s. 2 appeared later in the year, with Travis Barker, All Time Low, and Trippie Redd among its guests. Bassy ("Do It All Over"), and CXLOE ("Between Our Hearts"). The summery set also included tracks with Tinashe ("Lean on Me"), Au/Ra ("Wish It Was Me"), Marc E. A pair of 2020 singles, "Stay" with Bryce Vine and "Washed Up," entered the Billboard Dance charts and they kicked off the following year with another Top 40 Dance hit, the Lil Xxel collaboration "No Chill," from their debut full-length, Hellraisers, Pt. In 2019, they unveiled the sequel EP, Level 2, which featured guest spots from the likes of Trixie, Afrojack, Kaskade, and more. A collaboration with Little Mix, "Only You," earned them another platinum certification in the U.K.Īfter issuing their first official EP, Level 1, they released additional singles "Home" and "Feeling of Falling" with Kim Petras. In 2018, singles such as "NSFW" with Danny Quest and "Balenciaga" maintained their exposure, while the trio provided remixes for high-profile singles by Thirty Seconds to Mars ("Dangerous Night"), U2 ("Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way"), and Sean Paul ("Mad Love"). They followed their Lovato hit with "Feels Great," which featured Fetty Wap and CVBZ, and "Put Me Back Together" with Kiiara. The single was certified platinum in Australia, the U.S., and around Europe, earning the trio their first Top 40 entry on the Billboard Hot 100. The following year they released their biggest feature yet, "No Promises" with Demi Lovato on vocals, and embarked on the No Promises world tour, which brought them to the U.S., Europe, and Australia. favorite "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" with Dante Klein. As they gained exposure on social media and spins on streaming services, they joined the Chainsmokers on tour.Īdditional Cheat Codes singles continued to drop in 2016, when they unveiled a pair of global hits: the Top Ten, multi-platinum "Sex" featuring Kris Kross Amsterdam and the U.K. After the release of "Visions," they quickly followed with the tropical-tinged "Don't Say No" (featuring Dresses), "Senses" (featuring Lostboycrow), and "Adventure" (featuring Evan Gartner). Their different backgrounds helped inform Cheat Codes' stylistically varied sound, which can range from warm pop to outright big house bangers. Each of the group's three members - Matthew Russell, Trevor Dahl, and Kevin Ford - has deep roots in L.A., working on individual projects before joining forces as Cheat Codes ( Dahl once performed as singer/songwriter Pluginstereo). Influenced by the likes of Avicii and Swedish House Mafia, Cheat Codes got together in the 2010s. In 2021, the group released the first two volumes of their three-part debut full-length, Hellraisers, Pt. Maintaining their presence on the Dance charts, they issued a steady stream of singles, many of them appearing on their EPs Level 1 and 2. Top 40 and was certified platinum in the U.S., Australia, and across Europe. They built a steady following in the late 2010s with hit singles such as "Sex" with Kris Kross Amsterdam, "Feels Great" with Fetty Wap and CVBZ, and "No Promises" with Demi Lovato. Los Angeles-based electronic trio Cheat Codes deliver floor-filling, radio-ready bites of pop-friendly house in a vein similar to the Chainsmokers, Seeb, and Sigala.