DJ Honda
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DJ Honda (ディージェイ ホンダ Diijei Honda?, born in Hokkaidō, Japan, in 1965) is a Japanese hip hop DJ/turntablist.
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[edit] Early career
He moved to Tokyo at 17 years old to pursue his dream of playing in an American influenced rock band. He started a band called, "Clique" as the vocalist and guitarist. However, the band struggled and Honda was forced to seek additional employment. He began DJing in a small nearby city, Shizuoka where he was first introduced to hip hop music and various turntable techniques, including scratching. While perfecting his scratching technique, he created a popular name for himself as a DJ, leading to premiere gigs in Tokyo's largest clubs. He also appeared on Tokyo radio stations and remixed popular tracks for local record companies. Tokyo was also important because it was the place where DJ Honda would cultivate many valuable relationships with people like Afrika Bambaata and the Universal Zulu Nation, as well as some of the MCs who would later appear on his self-titled debut LP. [1]
Honda is extremely well liked by American rappers. Collaborations on his albums include Mos Def, JuJu, Cuban Link, Grand Puba, Sadat X, The Beatnuts, Fat Joe, Biz Markie, Gang Starr, Redman, Keith Murray, Jeru The Damaja and Shawn J. Period. He even released an album with PMD, entitled Underground Connection in 2002.
[edit] Discography
- DJ Honda (1996, Relativity Records)
- HII (1998, Relativity Records)
- Turntablist Revolution (2000)
- H3 (2001)
- Underground Connection (2002)
- Best Of DJ Honda (2005)
