Biography
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Years Active
2004 – present (20 years)
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Members
- DJ Katsu (2004 – 2018)
- TOC
Hilcrhyme (ヒルクライム) is a Japanese hip-hop duo from Niigata Prefecture.
members: MC ＴＯＣ and DJ KATSU
DJ KATSU came up with the idea of a hip-hop group in 2001, but it wasn't until 2004 when he formed Hilcrhyme with TOC. The duo released a demo album, Nettaiya, in March 2007. On July 23, 2008, Hilcrhyme released their debut independent single, "Mou Bye Bye". The single reached #4 on the Oricon indie chart, and the music video was accessed 100,000 times on YouTube, leading them to a major debut offer.
In 2009, Hilcrhyme signed with Universal Music Japan and made their major debut in July with the single, "Jun'ya to Manami". The following September, they released their second single, "Shunkashuutou", which became a great success by staying several weeks in the Oricon weekly top ten. their first major debut album Recital was released in january 2010.
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