This week we will take a journey I’m sure you all may be quite familiar with… the world of lo-fi hip hop: beats to study/sleep/chill/relax to. I found myself, like every other individual, who has ever dealt with any mode of procrastination stumbling upon YouTube looking for a way out only to find solace in a random accidental suggested video with seemingly random ambient yet calming instrumentals followed by a ‘vintage’ Charlie Brown audio snippet… this might have been a specific experience I am recalling but I hope today’s episode is a universal one to love as this is my ode to lo-fi hip hop. Cover Art: Created w/ Pic Crew

Background Music: Walking Shoes via Anchor by Spotify

Sources: Will Smith: "chill beats to quarantine to" via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA56B4JyTgI.

Genius News: "How Nujabes Influenced Lo-Fi Hip-Hop" via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEo9mGWk6RA.

TheMultiMechs: Lofi Hiphop: Origins and History [MultiGenre] via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk5ReLavBq0.

"An Exploration of Lo-fi Hip-hop, Pt I: From Shoegaze and Dreampop to Vaporwave" (2019) by Victoria Vouloumanos. 

Next Wave Chicago: "A Personal History into the World of Lo-fi Hip Hop" (2018).

"What is City Pop?" by Van Paugam 

Personal Lo-Fi Hip Hop Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXWmazp8PhPscvsZZHTGE_Tia64RoNSxr