A growing wave of playlists is merging lo-fi beats with nature sounds, offering listeners a calming yet engaging backdrop for study, work, or relaxation. Streaming platforms like Spotify, SoundCloud, ...

Depending on whom you ask, lo-fi hip-hop is a creative feat of the Internet age, a punchline, or a meaningless label tacked on to souped-up elevator music. The genre started roughly a decade ago among ...