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.

Dion Lewis was trying to make the best out of a difficult situation. Last August, when a storm left his Chicago neighborhood without electricity for a week, he improvised. Lewis had recently created a ...

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, ...

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 ...

Well, here’s something you probably never thought about needing but exists nonetheless. Disney has released a compilation called Lofi Minnie: Focus, a collection ostensibly by Minnie Mouse but ...

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, ...

For the latest edition of Pursuit of Happiness, Okayplayer speaks to Shad, a respected rap veteran who emerged from the Canadian underground. "What attracted us to lo-fi is the ability to reimagine ...

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Green Day’s classic pop-punk album “Dookie,” Los Angeles art studio Brain has constructed extremely lo-fi versions of the songs in various formats and is selling ...

With classes and work moving online amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Zoom is a part of our everyday lives. And with it comes the stale awkwardness of waiting for everyone to join the Zoom call. Instead of ...

The internet-famous Lofi Girl music stream went down last weekend. The takedown reignited concerns over copyright protections for artists. If you like chill background music while you're working or ...