Out for the cash
Not for the fame
2025
This one’s for survival
Dj honda production
HV
Drums and bass hit my empty gut
Felt the sound rise through the concrete cut
Was the beat my hope or proof on display?
A fragment sliced from a vinyl array
One noise cracked
Opened the door
In front of the SP-1200
I carved my life in war
Out for the cash
This beat’s my claim
For tomorrow’s name
No other way
I walk this track of fate
Deep in my studio where no light breaks
A darkened booth — silence starts to awake
Only the speaker bears the truth within
My wandering steps carved loops from sin
In front of the MPC-60-2
I carved meaning into every spin
Out for the cash
This beat’s my claim
For tomorrow’s name
No other way
I walk this track of fate
Still turnin’
Still out for the cash
What I carved into sound — life and meaning
That’s all I’ve got
HV
2025
Dj honda production
Still turnin’
Still out for the cash
What I carved into sound — life and meaning
That’s all I’ve got
2025
Dj honda production
Out for the cash
This beat’s my claim
For tomorrow’s name
No other way
I walk this track of fate
Out for the cash
What I carved into sound — life and meaning
That’s all I’ve got
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A remix version of the lead single "The Out for the Cash" from dj honda's 5th album "hV," his first release in 16 years, has been released!
Spotify • New Music Everyday - tuneTracks (curated by TuneCore Japan) • 27 Sep 2025Artist Profile
dj honda
Moving to Tokyo at age 17, Honda began DJing at age 18. He built his career at clubs and events in the mid-1980s, and in 1992, he moved to New York alone. That same year, he competed in the DJ Battle for World Supremacy, winning second place. This historic moment, the first time a Japanese DJ's talent was recognized in the hip-hop scene, marked the beginning of dj honda's career as an artist. In 1995, he made his major label debut with the album "h," which reached #90 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. His follow-up, "h II (1997)," reached #57 and #16 on Heatseekers, and the track "Travellin' Man (feat. Mos Def)" reached #17 on Hot Rap Songs and remained on the charts for 16 consecutive weeks, establishing Honda as a Japanese DJ in the American hip-hop scene. He subsequently released "h III (2001)" and "h 2000 (1999)." He has performed with numerous artists who are considered key figures in the Golden Age of Hip-Hop, including Gangstarr, Redman, Jeru the Damaja, Mos Def, Fat Joe, M.O.P, The Beatnuts, KRS ONE, Common, De La Soul, and EPMD. In 2009, he released "h IV" simultaneously worldwide. His track "The Incredible," featuring Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst, left a lasting impact that transcended genre boundaries. That same year, he returned to Japan and began producing and working domestically. He provided beats for all of the albums "Aftershock (2011)" and "Unity -h factor (2013)" by leading Japanese jazz musician Terumasa Hino, and led the band on a nationwide tour. He has since produced collaborative albums with some of Japan's leading rappers, including B.I.G.JOE's "Unfinished Connection" (2015), Benisakura's "DARK SIDE" (2019), ill-bosstino's "KINGS CROSS" (2021), SIMON JAP's "Golden Age" (2022), and TWIGY's "RAPATTACK" (2022). He has also produced genre-less remixes for artists such as GLAY and Maki Ohguro. Then, in 2025, he released his first full-length albums under his own name in 16 years, "hV" and "hV -Japan Edition-." This album, packed with the depth of his career, is a truly self-produced work, with lyrics also handled by dj honda. dj honda's continued evolution continues unabated.
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