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Redman, Sermon — fire lit in '94
Keith Murray slicing through with a razor-sharp flow
Common, Fat Joe, Beatnuts — strike with “Cash”
Guru & Primo — perfect cuts, building bridges
M.O.P. — live rounds — the ‘99 scene
De La Soul — rhymes sail through the trouble seas
Cuban & AI— settled scores on the mic
From Japan to New York, we carried that hype
Mos Def and I drew the map with “Travellin’ Man”
KRS — cut deep with a realist’s hand
Sean P — his voice still pounds in my chest
Jeru sparked flames on “El Presidente”'s text
Sessions engraved
Heat that never cooled
Stamped my path — where beats rule
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My history lives where the beat pulls
The sound speaks in a silent design
Every drop, every bar — this is the Respect Line
Reunited PMD in 2000’s call
Burning belief — beats checked it all
From America to Europe, next stop Korea
An era built with B-BOYS & GIRLS who dream up the future
With Poetic, we lit the flame of “hⅢ”
Voices in booths breathed life into beats
Gravediggaz’ will still echoes in tone
These bars hold the souls I’ve known
Def Squad, Hit Squad — my frontline
No I.D. looping days, rhythm in time
Pad sessions with Beatnuts, raw and tight
With Biz Markie’s name held close every night
Sadat X gave me words that uplift
Without feeling, a song ain’t worth shit
I make a billion — from underground rise
Stamped my path — where the beats never lie
The sound speaks in a silent design
Dj honda production
Every drop, every bar — this is the Respect Line
The sound speaks in a silent design
Every drop, every bar — this is the Respect Line
Dj honda production
Beats never lie
To Hip Hop — I owe you everything
You gave me the beat
I gave it back with truth
Respect, forever
Beats never lie
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- 1
Prologue Chapter 1
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Respect Line
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- 3
The Out for the Cash
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- 4
The Language of Rhythm
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- 5
Prologue to the Game
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- 6
CHANGE THE GAME
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- 7
Still Spinnin' - Proof in the Beat
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- 8
Beats from the North
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- 9
Turntable Truth
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- 10
Life on Turntable
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- 11
5th Answer
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- 12
One Man Orchestra
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[dj honda releases two new solo albums simultaneously, his first in 16 years]
He has released two self-titled albums, "hV," his first since "hIV" in 2009.
16 years. It's not silence, it's discipline.
"hV" is the culmination of sounds created "by himself" -- the name represents the evolution of sounds that transcends time, and the ultimate dialogue with oneself.
It is truly a "one-man show." And a "one-man orchestra."
In 2025, the heartbeat of h will resonate once again around the world.
That is the proof of dj honda.
Spotify • New Music Everyday - tuneTracks (curated by TuneCore Japan) • 6 Aug 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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