# Tha Playah

Canonical: https://www.hdrr.info/artists/tha-playah

- Genres: Hardcore
- Tracked releases: 154
- Latest release: 13 Mar 2026
- Spotify followers: 65,976
- Spotify popularity: 45/100

Tha Playah is Jim Hermsen, a Dutch hardcore producer signed to Neophyte Records from the very start of his career, whose 2002 arrival hit the scene like a storm.

Tha Playah's DJ story starts in the mid-nineties, but the scene met him in 2002, when Jim Hermsen unleashed a storm of hits on Neophyte Records, remarkable partly because the label signed him at the very start of his career, a vote of confidence [hardcore](/new-hardcore-techno-releases) rarely hands out.

### Proving it record after record

He justified it release by release: 'Rotterdam Nightmare' became the anthem for the celebrated return of the legendary event, while 'Weird Shit' and 'Fuck the Fame' cemented a reputation for hooks that survive the hardest kicks. He came up in a golden Neophyte Records class alongside [Evil Activities](/artists/evil-activities), [Nosferatu](/artists/nosferatu), The Viper and Kasparov, the roster that helped [Neophyte's](/artists/neophyte) label explode.

### Guerrillas

In 2017 that family formalised itself on stage: Tha Playah joined Nosferatu, [Furyan](/artists/furyan) and Neophyte himself in [Guerrillas](/artists/guerrillas), an exclusive live-act uniting four generations of the label's firepower. It wasn't his first supergroup either: he is part of The Supreme Team alongside [Angerfist](/artists/angerfist), [Outblast](/artists/outblast) and Evil Activities, hardcore's all-star formation.

### Still in rotation

His catalogue keeps moving: the 2026 Nosferatu remix of 'Just Like Me' currently leads his Spotify tracks in HDRR's tracking, a fitting sign that the label brotherhood still powers the project.

Every new Tha Playah release lands on the [Hardcore Release Radar](/playlists/hardcore-release-radar) the day it hits Spotify. The full tracked catalogue is listed above.

### FAQ

**Who is Tha Playah?**

Tha Playah is the alias of Jim Hermsen, born in 1982. A DJ since the mid-nineties, he broke through in 2002 with a run of hits on Neophyte Records, one of the few artists contracted to the label from career day one.

**What are Tha Playah's biggest tracks?**

'Rotterdam Nightmare' (the anthem for the return of the legendary event), plus 'Weird Shit' and 'Fuck the Fame' rank among his signature hardcore hits.

**What is Guerrillas?**

An exclusive hardcore live-act formed in 2017 by Tha Playah with fellow Neophyte Records veterans Nosferatu and Furyan, together with Neophyte himself.

**What genre is Tha Playah?**

Hardcore - Rotterdam-schooled, hit-driven and built for main stages.