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.

Instrumental music, once relegated to being a background sound for certain activities, has evolved to become a key element of ...

It's Christmas time, and it's time to try something completely new! Our new collection of chillwave and lo-fi hip hop instrumental songs for Christmas! Lo-Fi Chill for Xmas 2019 Relaxriver provides ...

Google's Magenta research project has produced Lo-Fi Player, a fun and interactive tool that enables anyone to create their own looping lo-fi music mix. The player was no doubt inspired by the huge ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here are some books that feel like listening to soft lo-fi music. Their slow, calming stories let you relax, think, and enjoy ...