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lofi hip-hop

A subliminal sub-genre of conscious hip-hop that is characterized by the high-utilization of elements such as introspection and seeks to engage with elements of human emotion. Elements such as high distortion as well as mellow sounds are more prominent features of any lofi hip-hop soundtrack.

Great examples of lofi hip-hop artists and producers include Substantial, Nujabes, Jinsang, Vanilla, J a r j a r, beatmachineron, and literally MILLIONS more of these talented individuals
Some of the best lofi hip-hop producers originate from Japan. Some of the best lofi hip-hop rappers originate from the underground hip-hop scene in the United States.
lofi hip-hop by Shatta905 June 23, 2017
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lofi house

A new wave of house music that has blown up in late 2016, appealing to the youths. Usually uses loads of nostalgic samples and tons of bitcrusher on everything. Many lofi house producers/djs choose an ironic name to support the aesthetic ; mall grab, DJ Seinfeld, Ross from Friends etc.
House enthusiast: “Jheez I fuck with this mall grab dude. Absolutely buzzing set last night.”
House enthusiast 2: “Yeah mate, that’s lofi house for you.”
lofi house by cumshotlord February 18, 2018
(a) short for low fidelity sound recording ie not high fidelity

(b) chilled out, relaxed, quiet, lazy, mellow
(a) its pretty low-fi production on this track

(b) judging by how drunk I am, tomorrow will be pretty low-fi
low-fi by Cutty Face September 4, 2004
This involves bounce/bump your foot with your bro's as to hail them as the coronavirus doesn't allow the use of hands.
Bro1: Yow I can't do the fist bump. Corona is going around
Bro2 : We still got the lowfive bro
A lost civilization, once known for their great knowledge and power. They have left many legacies, including the language of lofian, lofian physics and math, as well as their culture, which is seen in Britland and most of Swicily
They should teach lofian at more schools, its not a dead language.
Lofian by Philip Sap June 13, 2008
Short for low functioning autism. The person in question is intellectually disabled, incapable of social interaction and lacks self-awareness. Can be used in the same context as retard, autist and sped.
Person 1: Is that kid over retarded or something?
Person 2: yeah, he's definitely a lowfunc.
Lowfunc by zeryetoast July 26, 2019