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Lo-fi hip hop is a subgenre of hip hop characterized by its intentionally low-fidelity sound quality, often incorporating elements like vinyl crackle, tape hiss, and muffled production to evoke a nostalgic or relaxed atmosphere. Emerging in the 2010s, it gained significant popularity through online streaming platforms as background music for studying, relaxing, or sleeping. Its instrumentation typically features sampled jazz melodies, soulful loops, simple drum machine beats (often reminiscent of boom-bap), and subtle electronic textures. The tempo is generally moderate to slow, creating a chill, mellow, and often melancholic or introspective mood, bridging instrumental hip hop with downtempo and ambient aesthetics.