Top Spotify Playlists for LoFi Hip Hop Producers
We talkin bout, LoFi Playlists?
Lofi music started to rise during the pandemic and hasnt stopped since. As a result, more and more people are turning to the relaxing vibes of lofi. If you love lofi, check out the following list of Spotifys top lofi hip hop playlists. In addition, were providing you direct links to submit to the playlists!
The statistics and links in this article are as of October 2021.
LoFi Fruits Music
Playlist Followers: 7.46 million
Strange Fruits is marking its territory on lofi music. They blend all the things we love about lofi into one perfectly curated playlist. Opposite from the bootleg boy, Strange Fruits gives you the brighter side of lofi.
Strange Fruits recently passed Lofi Girl as the most followed non-editorial playlist on Spotify, averaging 340k new followers a month. The rapidly growing pace of Strange Fruits shows a shift in the music industry where independent record labels can succeed over major corporations like Sony, Warner, and Universal.
LoFi Girl [Formerly ChilledCow]
Playlist Followers: 5.95 million
This playlist by Lofi Girl offers hours of songs with a classic lofi hip hop feel. The instrumentals in these tracks are perfect for playing in the background while meditating or studying.
Recently rebranded from ChilledCow to Lofi Girl, this channel is arguably the face of modern-day lofi music. With almost 8 million followers on YouTube and a little over 5 million on Spotify, anyone who listens to lofi is familiar with the iconic animation accompanying Lofi Girls streams.
Chillhop Music
Playlist Followers: 1.1 million
Chillhop Music consistently updates playlists to feature the most popular lofi, trip-hop, and chillhop music. This playlist offers a refreshing mix of all of the best that lofi has to offer. Based in the Netherlands, Chillhop Music is another big name in lofi beats. One thing that sets them apart from others is their omnipresence across almost all major music platforms. And with two 24/7 streams, youre always sure to get your lofi fix.
Currently, you cant submit music to Chillhop. In March of 2020, they said during a live stream, Make good music, and well find you.
College Music
Playlist Followers: 571,000+
This and all playlists from College Music have a specific audience in mind, stressed-out college students. College Musics indie vibes are perfect for relaxing students and clearing their minds as they study.
Another pioneer of todays lofi music scene, College Music has one of the longest-running live streams and dedicates itself to providing listeners with the latest undiscovered music.
The Jazz Hop Cafe
Playlist Followers: 155,000+
The Jazz Hop Cafe playlist highlights the jazz roots of hip hop. The Jazz Hop Cafe intimately pairs lofi hip hop beats with saxophone and keyboard riffs to create the perfect vibe for studying or relaxing with friends.
The Jazz Hop Cafe, based in the UK and solely operated online, is a pioneer of the Lofi music movement. The Jazz Hop Cafe continues to gain popularity with over a million live streams and 150 million streams.
The Bootleg Boy
Playlist Followers: 51,000+
The bootleg boy focuses on the more melancholy side of lofi. The tracks on his playlists have sleepy undertones. They are the perfect songs to listen to while reading a book on a rainy day.
Noone seems to know much about the bootleg boy other than that hes based out of the UK. Although we dont know much about him, hes rapidly gaining popularity in the lofi community.
For a regularly updated master list of Spotify lofi hip hop playlists to submit your music to as a producer, click here. This list was created and is maintained courtesy of lazyboyloops.