HII (album)

h II
Studio album by
DJ Honda
ReleasedNovember 12, 1997 (Japan)
March 24, 1998 (worldwide)
Studio
  • The Hit Factory (New York City)
  • Power Play Studios (Long Island City, New York)
  • Streeterville Studios (Chicago)
  • Honda's Crib
GenreHip hop
Length1:04:00 (Japan)
57:32 (worldwide)
Label
Producer
DJ Honda chronology
h
(1995-1996) 		h II
(1997) 		h 2000
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
The Source[4]

h II is the second album by Japanese producer DJ Honda. It was released on November 12, 1997, via Sony Records in Japan and on March 24, 1998, via Relativity Records and Epic Records in North America and Europe. Audio production of the album was solely handled by DJ Honda, except for three tracks of its worldwide version produced by Mista Sinista, Roc Raida and V.I.C. respectively. It featured guest appearances from various hip hop artists, including Camp Lo, Cuban Link, De La Soul, KRS-One, Mos Def and The Beatnuts among others. With DJ HONDA'S production and scratching, other hip hop artists continue to drop verses.

The album peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart[5] and number 16 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[6] It also spawned seven singles, but only two of them reached music charts: "Travellin' Man" (No. 76 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[7] and No. 17 on Hot Rap Songs)[8] and "On The Mic" (No. 89 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs).[7]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "HII - DJ Honda". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Diehl, Matt (April 24, 1998). "DJ Honda – HII". Entertainment Weekly. No. 428. New York. p. 79. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Weingarten, Marc (April 18, 1998). "Album Reviews: DJ Honda, "HII"". Los Angeles Times. p. F8. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Glazer, Max (April 1998). "Record Report: DJ Honda – HII". The Source. No. 103. New York. p. 166.
  5. ^ "DJ Honda HII Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "DJ Honda HII Chart History". Heatseekers Albums. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "DJ Honda Chart History". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  8. ^ "DJ Honda Travellin' Man Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved December 23, 2017.