Streams of chill, endless hip-hop beats set to visuals of animated characters have taken over YouTube, beloved by millions of users who listen to these videos while working or trying to fall asleep.

Lo-fi music, a genre crafted from mellow, repetitive beats, has boomed during the pandemic. “The basic idea is this: the wordless music peppered with nostalgic sounds like the ‘sizzle’ of a vinyl ...

Like all mutating scenes, the lo-fi movement in hip-hop began as something far different from what it has become. In the beginning, it was purely an aesthetic choice. Beatmakers like J Dilla, Nujabes, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Something very, very strange has happened during quarantine. For the past couple months, no matter ...

These playlists, single-hours-long videos with multiple tracks, all songs with the same theme, are often accompanied by simple, looping animations or slideshow visuals that capture a particular mood, ...

Kids are home, offices are shuttered, and the news is a parade of horrors. That makes the pandemic the perfect recipe for stress and lack of productivity. It also makes it the perfect time for lo-fi ...

A new Google Magenta project (created by an intern!) lets you mix lo-fi, hip-hop music tracks to build a custom music room in your browser, with no musical ability required. Magenta is designed to use ...