Lo-fi hip hop

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

Lo-fi hip hop is calm, instrumental hip hop to study or relax to. Lo-fi stands for low fidelity: the sound is deliberately a little dull, with the hiss and crackle of an old record. The beats are slow and sound slightly sloppy, with samples of jazz piano and guitar. Major examples were the Japanese producer Nujabes and the American J Dilla. From 2017 the French YouTube channel ChilledCow, now Lofi Girl, made the genre world-famous with a livestream that runs day and night.

Listening

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  Time: The Donut of the Heart · J Dilla, 2006
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  Aruarian Dance · Nujabes, 2004
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  Affection · Jinsang, 2016
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  Mystic Bounce · Madlib, 2003

In School of Rock

The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.

• Genre Map^NL Map
• Jazz Map^NL Map
• After Hours: Session 4^NL Reader

See also

• Flying Lotus
• Jinsang
• Madlib
• Golden age hip hop
• Nu jazz
• Downtempo, lounge and chill-out
• Jazz rap
• Trip hop