DJ Krush (born Hideaki Ishii, Tokyo, 1962) is a Japanese DJ and producer widely credited with putting Japanese hip-hop on the international map. His work on the London trip-hop label Mo'Wax in the mid-1990s - above all the album Meiso (1995) - brought him a global audience, and he has since built a catalog of over a dozen albums that blend heavy breakbeats, jazz and soul samples, and elements drawn from traditional Japanese music.
DJ Krush and ILL-BOSSTINO (THA BLUE HERB) announced the tracklist for their joint album XO, due August 5, 2026 - Krush's first-ever full-length collaboration with a single rapper.
DJ Krush performed at NU Festival 2026 in Japan on June 27.
DJ Krush joined DJ Shadow's Action Adventure Japan Tour, playing Tokyo and Osaka in February 2025.
DJ Krush released his 13th solo album Saisei in February 2024.
To mark 30 years of his solo career, DJ Krush launched the project '道 -STORY-', releasing new material and touring Japan and abroad.
