Lo-fi and chill (also known as Chill Hop or simply Lo-fi) is a downtempo genre that combines elements of both hip-hop and jazz, which relates to its use of syncopated drum patterns and m7 and m9 chord progressions, it became popular in the early 2010s on YouTube and quickly rose to become of the most popular sub-genres of modern instrumental hip-hop
Two names are considered the godfathers of lo-fi and have been credited as the creators of the genre, one is Nujabes, a Japanese record producer, and American producer J Dilla, who are both known for combining elements of Hip Hop and Jazz.