[HIPHOPCs Exclusive Interview] D.C.T: “Even If My Answer Differs from Others’ ‘Right’ Ones, I Take Pride in It”
On August 7, 2026, the rapper D.C.T released the four-track EP FROM302.
Its second track, “興味ない (feat. BATY)”, also has a music video. The “302” in the title is a room number.
That sounds like a eulogy: a place disappeared, then a record preserved it.
The chronology says otherwise. The official release notes say the studio closed over the summer, but FROM302 holds songs made while it was still open.
FROM302 is not a record about absence. It is an archive the closure completed.
This interview was conducted in Japanese by HIPHOPCs and published on August 7, 2026; this English edition is translated and edited by HIPHOPCs. Answers are condensed HIPHOPCs translations of the Japanese original. Claims are mapped in the Source Note.
Starting Alone: Middle School, TikTok, ANARCHY
——What got you into rapping?
I saw the High School RAP Championship on TikTok in my second year of middle school. With nothing else I could commit to, I tried freestyling on impulse.
——Who influenced you most starting out?
ANARCHY and AK-69. Their messages came from lived experience and encouraged people in weaker positions. ANARCHY’s confidence and freedom hit especially hard while I felt trapped in my rural hometown.
302: From Private Room to Public Archive
——What does the title FROM302 mean?
302 was the room number of a senior’s home studio. Juniors, crew and others made music and spent time there; it became important to me.
When he decided to move to Osaka in July, the studio disappeared. I named the EP for it to preserve our memories.
——So the time spent at 302 is inside the work itself.
Yes. It includes songs with juniors and seniors from 302, plus unreleased tracks stockpiled there.
The official release notes confirm that chronology: BATY is a studio-connected senior; Eikiti, a junior who spent time there.
April 2026’s Passing Point credits “Agarikata” feat. ISJ Sp1ky.
The 302 circle was entering D.C.T’s catalog before FROM302.
——How should someone who knows nothing about 302 hear it?
I want outsiders to know a community like this existed. 302 was not promoted publicly; it was a place for the inner circle.
——The studio is gone, so the work becomes its record.
Yes. I want to preserve it as one of my roots.
“興味ない (feat. BATY)” — the Senior, and the Message
The guest is BATY. He did more than guest: the credits list him as composer, co-lyricist and performer.
——What did you most want to convey with 「興味ない（feat. BATY）」?
Above all: stand tall behind the answer you reached, the thing you decided for yourself. The way you see things, the sensibility that came out of the circumstances you walked through and the environment you were in—no matter how far you go, that’s yours alone. That’s exactly why it’s the thing to hold onto most. Even if it’s off from the answer someone else arrived at, if you thought it through and it’s yours, you should be proud of it.
——Who do you most want those words to reach?
People like me who lose sight of what’s right while deciding how to move forward. The message is simple, which makes it easy to forget.
The same logic connects the song to the EP title: 302 did not need outside recognition to matter. Naming it made that private judgment public.
What 302 Left in Motion
——What do you value most as you keep going?
I am grateful to everyone who understands and supports me. I began with no rappers around me and went into Nagoya alone, so I will not forget the people beside me—or my roots.
——And in the music itself?
I stay true to what I find cool while remaining open to other styles.
——What do you want to challenge yourself with as a rapper?
Right now I mostly ride the beat tight, or pile bars up fast. But I want to be able to rap looser too—rap that treats the space between words as the point, where that sense of ease is what shows. Same with how I make things: I have a habit of thinking it through too much. I want to try trusting the flow or the phrase that comes to me in the moment. There’s a kind of good that only exists in the instinctive part, and I want more of it in my work.
——Any moves you want to make beyond music?
I dislike being boxed in by fixed ideas that do not matter to me. I also tend to want to work only with people whose character, approach to music and sensibility align with mine. Through 302, however, my circle gradually widened.
At interview time, he said that crew planned an August 15 party.
——And beyond that?
Beyond 302, a hometown rapper holds events in Nagoya; more locals now rap and support them. I used to be alone and wanted a hometown crew, so I am happy one is emerging.
——One artist you’re watching right now?
There’s a guy called Sp1ky, two years below me, who was making music with me at 302—I’ve been paying close attention to him lately. The music he listens to, the range of what he wants to make, his plain raw sense. It feels like he has things I don’t have, and I’m drawn to that.
Sp1ky’s documented D.C.T credit is the “Agarikata” feature; Eikiti is the junior on FROM302.
A Room Number, Made Searchable
D.C.T began alone in Chita, traveled to Nagoya to perform, and lost 302 when his senior moved to Osaka. FROM302 turns that private route into a searchable name.
Whether 302 becomes an era, a crew or only this EP remains open. A catalog cannot show why the room mattered. It can keep the number findable long enough for its community to outlast the address.
Release Information
D.C.T “FROM302” — released August 7, 2026. Four tracks.
The official release notes name “興味ない (feat. BATY)” the representative track.
Track list: Secret; 興味ない (feat. BATY); Sell Myself; Denny’s (feat. Eikiti). Stream the EP.
Credits for “興味ない”: lyrics and vocals/rap, D.C.T and BATY; composer, BATY; recording/mix, Lig.; mastering, AKILLY.
Profile
D.C.T is a 2006-born rapper from Chita City, Aichi. He began freestyling in junior high and performing in Nagoya at 16.
Earlier: 19 Steps (2025), including the “Give Back” video.
Then Brush Up, Passing Point and 64 Bars (2026).
Artist Destinations (ownership unverified)
Source Note
Checked August 13, 2026.
- Official release: TuneCore: date, track order, credits, 302 official release notes, 2006 birth year.
- Catalog: TuneCore: FROM302, Passing Point, Brush Up, 64 Bars; Apple Music: 19 Steps, Give Back; TuneCore: Passing Point date, Agarikata feat. ISJ Sp1ky. No claims about video dates, ownership or views.
- Interview: The Japanese original supplies all 14 answers, in order, condensed from D.C.T alone, not quoted. On the studio’s closure, D.C.T says July; the official release notes say summer. The August 15 party was a stated plan, not a verified listing.
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Editorial note: Original interview and Japanese article by the HIPHOPCs editorial team. This English edition was translated and edited by HIPHOPCs. Artist answers reflect the original interview date. Release credits and the linked official destinations were checked on August 19, 2026.
