In the mid-2010s, when I was in high school, the genre known as lo-fi beats was like a brain cleanse for all my time spent mainlining Minecraft and YouTube. The music was tender, with drums sizzling ...

Jun Seba, known to the world as Nujabes, redefined hip hop with a tranquil touch. Blending jazz samples, downtempo beats, and poetic soul, Nujabes gave birth to what we now know as lo-fi hip hop. His ...