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Recently, producer Alchemist tweeted out that 87% of his beats are trash and that we only hear about 13% when all is said and done. While I personally can never say that I've heard a wack Alchemist beat it...
The other day producer Thelonious Martin posted a tweet about Lofi that sparked some debate in his comments:
https://twitter.com/KingThelonious/status/1263738077832531969
It got the team over here thinking... Are Lofi Hip-hop instrumentals gentrified boom-bap beats? The short answer is Yes. Before my Lofi hip-hop...
Following up on part one of our list of Best Trap Producers of All Time we are diving into part 2. While in the early 2000s the producers paved the way for what has now become the most prevalent...
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Is Lofi Hip-Hop Just Gentrified Boom Bap?
The other day producer Thelonious Martin posted a tweet about Lofi that sparked some debate in his comments:
https://twitter.com/KingThelonious/status/1263738077832531969
It got the team over here thinking......
