How Nujabes Influenced Lo-Fi Hip-Hop | Genius News

Nujabes, the Japanese producer who passed away in 2010, was known for his use of samples and his jazzy production. He’s often called the Japanese J Dilla, and the two actually share a birthday of February 7, 1964. In this video, Genius interviews close Nujabes collaborators Substantial and Shing02 to find out what it was like to work with the reclusive producer. Genius News also spoke to Jonny Laxton from KZbin channel College Music for information on how Nujabes influenced not only lo-fi, but anime’s connection to the subgenre through his work on Samurai Champloo.
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[@derekdepaul5235]

I’m so glad that Nujabes is getting the recognition he deserves

[@xiangyik.1870]

hes well known tho

[@felixw.8391]

@@xiangyik.1870 He gets about 600k streams monthly on Spotify... So there's still space to grow

[@pedrovizcarra5520]

More late than ever but....still

[@theephantommenace]

Nujabes (to my recollection) never gave any interviews. Us fans can only imagined how he talked, though, etc.

[@6FTUNDRGRND]

yeah but still, at the end, "peace" smh

[@NoneLikeJoshua]

Back in early 2000s, Samurai Champloo on Adult Swim every weekend introduced me to a whole new world of hip hop and anime that's actually mainstream now. It's crazy.

[@godsendthegeneral2255]

Fr tho bro

[@joshwilliams6517]

You and a whole generation brotha 💯

[@shao2797]

yoooo youre here!

[@kevyyar]

Like which anime or artists?

[@johnschneider3716]

I was born the year it was made and I love it , I love anime and rap / hip hop

[@mariacamilavega1720]

He was killed in a traffic accident. The man had a life ahead of him and a whole lot of music to make, yet in less than a minute he was gone. May he rip

[@raggedyhaggity250]

him, and amy winehouse. i was devastated when i saw he died in 2006. gone too soon

[@bono300vox]

@@raggedyhaggity250 totally agree, one can only imagine what they could have done in future releases

[@leonardogrimaldi5779]

@@raggedyhaggity250 he actually died in 2010

[@Lalairu]

Didn't know this. Such a shame :\

[@withnail-and-i]

@@raggedyhaggity250 You're thinking J Dilla

[@mistymansy]

samurai champloo is an anime that everyone should watch

[@elguitarristaandres3965]

Ik it's fucking bad ass

[@gokinezula1689]

Yes.

[@inlovewithgothhoes]

Shut the fuck up.

[@loseljukes5204]

privatejesus No.

[@spike7313]

Currently watching it

[@giovannigiorgio9862]

😔The Samurai that smells of sunflower🌻☀️

[@tamarcusblanco6518]

😔🌻🌞

[@styl3k1fry]

Classic shit

[@malachibrown9054]

Ayeee Samurai Champloo🔥

[@datenshi0983]

Classic

[@gladeseason3462]

aye

[@kamauxkamau]

Before Lo-Fi there was Nujabes

[@killakazi9935]

Kamau Kamau road to 1k subs🖤🙏🙏

[@creathechiboi]

And J. Dilla. And DJ Shadow.

[@ghidrah76]

Finally some recognition for Nujabes!

[@Mr.ZombieRIPper]

Kamau Kamau on the based god

[@inesfr4071]

Kamau Kamau it was called boom bap back then

[@Airospvce]

Nujabes and MF DOOM are the sole reason alot of us artist in this realm exist. Rest in peace to a king.

[@featherycoffee1401]

J DIlla too, I've seen a lot of influence there too.

[@jacksonshropshire822]

MF DOOM is the most under appreciated person in hip hop ever, dude might even be the GOAT imo

[@enes7185]

@@jacksonshropshire822 big W

[@mflugo9082]

@@jacksonshropshire822 might. You mean is.

[@rumblefish9]

DJ Shadow's album 'Endtroducing' released in 1996. Nightmares on Wax's album Carboot Soul released in 1999. Both predate Nujabes. Both albums highly infuential. I'd even throw in Massive Attack's Mezzanine in 1998 in that mix

[@strawberrypanic11]

Fun weird fact: dilla and Nujabes share the exact same birthday on the exact year. Who’s to say they weren’t the same soul split in two, creating a foundational genre on opposite sides of the world at the same time. Their synchronicity is just insane honestly.

[@lilmonsta6701]

Damnnnnn

[@joshgoodall1250]

That has just blew my mind that is crazy to me the two goats

[@raztarsps8317]

Nujabes and J dilla have been my favorite producers since like 2007. I learned they shared the same birthday when I was young and still believe this is crazy 😂. Rest In Peace to them both

[@borkoff7835]

Feb. 7. Aquar. Ruler- Uranus Averse to routine. Nervous, broad and tolerant viewpoint. Have talent for music which should be cultivated: can develop great skill in stringed instruments. Interested in human problems and progress. Can succeed in real estate. Apt to take many journeys for business. Want personal freedom. Fine writers. -Florence Campbell's Sacred Symbols of The Ancients, 1947

[@ohayogozaimasu187]

Yesterday, he died exactly 10 years from now, at Shinjuku. One of the few and maybe the only one i'll listen for the rest of my life. For me he had the greatest artist soul, RIP Nujabes "Seba Jun" my inspiration

[@ohayogozaimasu187]

[@lilbenz.]

💔💔

[@FrozenwingX]

For real bro, I've seen a lot of great artist pass, but none ever hit me as hard as when we lost Nujabes. R.I.P.

[@avzarathustra6164]

He made nice music, it seems.

[@codeninja100]

Rest In Peace ❤️

[@thejaneeyre]

Samurai Champloo introduced me to Nujabes and I've never looked back!

[@duduman05]

Same, the intro captured me and i never looked back

[@fortis17]

Watching Samurai Champloo literally changed my life.

[@Hallower22]

i’m a lil bit of the opposite. i got into a nujabes from a friend and then checked out samurai champloo. both mean a lot to me in terms of like a mindset of valuing any moment be it good or bad and doing things day by day. RIP nujabes 👒

[@HillbillyHime]

Me too! I remember when Samurai Champloo aired on Adult Swim, the intro and art style had me hooked! I still have the original soundtrack Cd too, kinda disappointed in myself for losing the case though🥺

[@legendary9689]

elena o I never understood why they never made a part 2 of that show missed opportunity.

[@gimmickaccount650]

If y’all don’t know who Ryo Fukui is, he’s a pianist that inspired Nujabes, highly recommend.

[@bruh7230]

What songs do u recommend

[@20Rem]

@@bruh7230 'It could happen to you' is a great song by Ryo Fukui

[@bruh7230]

Jesus Christ thanks

[@20Rem]

@@bruh7230 no problemo

[@edifire9737]

Always listened to both Nujabes and Fukui but never realised one inspired the other. Thank you!

[@ChickenxBoneless]

Without Nujabes and J Dilla, most producers wouldn’t have a career.

[@Dre73031]

Realest statement eva

[@thing1heartsu]

ChickenxBoneless Woo! Speak facts!!!

[@joaocorreia1156]

Pete Rock and Premier too

[@knux64]

ChickenxBoneless fat Jon was there as well.....

[@capitaldeecolon4819]

It definitely would have been a big impact on those who produce lofi hip-hop, I think someone would eventually discover the sound Nujabes did.

[@marcoym5946]

Finally the legend Nujabes getting the recognition he deserves.

[@TheKing60210]

Samurai Champloo is my favorite Anime. Im always bitter sweet about the Ending

[@Chrisredfield1_]

Ong

[@Rob.N.]

@michael lynch Way to be toxic, you want a medal.

[@bencorrea8166]

michael lynch sit the fuck down buddy

[@COOLERU]

@michael lynch Fuck you headass boy. Read the comments and you'll see plenty of respect for Dilla. Don't ever disrespect Seba Jun like that again you filth.

[@jentaro]

What Nujabes and Fat Jon did with Departure and Impression for Samurai Champloo changed the musical and cultural landscape forever.

[@Jbyss]

Fat Jon 🐐

[@jentaro]

@@Jbyss The Ample Soul Physician, one of the sampler masters and a rare soul.

[@aaronvargas6004]

People always glance over Fat Jon, but he was everything about early 2000’s hip hop

[@jeanboguo694]

I'm glad at least someone also mentioned Fat Jon

[@jawuanhart8540]

@@jeanboguo694 Fat Jon need more love man, literally everything I've heard from him as been amazing

[@KC_Smooth]

When Asian and Black culture collide, they truly make beautiful music together! Just always make sure to respect the classics these modern artists and producers get inspiration from because I see countless people claiming “x person” is the only person who created a genre. They make these claims all while being ignorant to the history(which is often way older than they are), and all of the OGs who quietly laid the groundwork and made songs of that genre years before their favorite musicians did. Instead of trying to stick a flag on the originator, learn to love the genius behind each artists/producers rendition of music!

[@SubstantialMusic]

All of this.

[@em.5941]

Agreed.

[@pastense]

Of course the originators will always be respected by the artists. The only ones that pull bullshit claims are mere listeners/fans/audiences that don’t know any better. There’s always something beautiful when hip-hop that’s created beyond our own country. It’s the reason everyone loves the Beatles, who were influenced by American blues and rock. Us creators will always respect the roots of this game, as long as our different approaches are also respected and recognized.

[@DS-sj2mq]

@@pastense you sound like such a wannabe lol

[@pastense]

D S wannabe what? You’re the wannabe bitch lol. Wtf are u gettin at? U ain’t said shit at all. FUCC OUTTA HERE BREH.

[@miracle_boy_menny]

being a weeb in the early 20' meant listening to Nujabes all day long

[@tamado1803]

My buddies and I discovered Nujabes and we had never heard of Samurai Champloo. We love the music but I thought it was interesting that in my case the music reached me before the anime.

[@SiiNTi]

Wish I could have experienced being a teen in the early 2000s. This new generation of music just isn't for me

[@shiroganekai]

@@SiiNTi same

[@Phatpndr]

Mimi M I hate this mindset you just have to look for stuff this “new music” can be good you just need to look past a lot of bad or mainstream music

[@ghrtfhfgdfnfg]

Yup, so nostalgic

[@bennieward1217]

Nujabes & J Dilla are the forefathers of the Lofi community. EDIT: I would also put MF DOOM, RZA, Q-Tip, 9th Wonder & early Knxwledge up there too.

[@EbidoX]

chubbyurma Mad respect to them both but it’s definitely nujabes and j Dilla who birthed lofi

[@4sup47]

Their both aquarius too

[@mstrychessboxn3520]

chubbyurma dude I see you commenting that shit everywhere and maybe Doom but Na not wu tang

[@dgayle2348]

They were literally born the same day

[@phar0ahad3]

@chubbyurma definitly rza and mf doom and even before them id even say artists like slick rick who alot of songs i would consider lo fi ...

[@mercedesben2184]

I'm so glad nujabes is getting a genius video

[@remingtonpenaranda7762]

Right!?!?!?

[@mercedesben2184]

@@remingtonpenaranda7762 nujabes need the same spotlight as madlib ❤

[@mit832]

trust me🔥

[@winter.b0i]

It doesn't mean much when other clowns get their genius videos

[@mercedesben2184]

@michael lynch both helped create it

[@NomadicEmcee]

There's nothing wrong in being "late" to something (I believe everyone finds things at their own perfect time) but if you haven't been listening to Nujabes, Dilla, or anyone else for that matter like THAT, don't front like you have. It doesn't make you any less of a fan nor does it take away what their music means to you. If anything, the main message in any real art is always to stay true to yourself. Peace.

[@moistnugget141]

When i got into lo-fi i heard some of hsi work but wasn't really into it, but after watching samurai Champloo I cant stop. It's so good man, like unreal.

[@KC_Smooth]

Some people just hate when things become mainstream. They like being a minority group that listens to an artist or genre. I get that when things become mainstream they attract those “hipster type” that jump on every new fad, but front like they’ve always been there. But music can be truly owned by everyone. Whether 10 people hear a song or 10 million, it always belonged to all of us

[@Vandalio_Saez]

💯

[@Bob-kn5gw]

Same time goes for anime! Well said bro

[@tiffanyhackerspace8377]

I discovered Nujabes posthumously 😭😭😭😭

[@reasonfreeman1722]

"When I came up with the character Mugen I heard hip-hop at the same time, and I thought he was going to be a rapper samurai." EPIC...

[@vawexa123]

Crazy right? Only genius think like this...

[@mfnm000]

The beat box ep is classic! 😁

[@LLusion]

never thought i’d see Horn In The Middle i’m Genius. I owe my whole career to this man. RIB Jun Seba.

[@flomayonaka2648]

Yooo

[@nikleduc2148]

Aren’t you a little too popular to only have 1 reply? (Also love your beats)

[@Ndiyafhi]

@@nikleduc2148 lol, that's facts tho

[@aesqueth2815]

lovely to see u here

[@thoyo]

RIP to the genius soul.

[@itsbhart]

thoyo kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYSrd2h_e9GAmdU

[@killakazi9935]

thoyo road to 1k subs🖤🙏🙏

[@thoyo]

@michael lynch why you assume I hate Dilla? Nothing but love for him too

[@drifter402]

Bro Nujabes is THE reason for "lo-fi hip-hop." I saw it happening before it became huge and it was all anime fans who had watched Samurai Champloo. It's all people who wanted to do what Nujabes did. I don't know why the term "lo-fi" really took off since it's mainly just jazz stuff

[@tochiRTA]

fax

[@geffro1754]

Ikr. I use to just call it jazz hip hop lol. But whatever. It's Lo-Fi now.

[@coffeepandacat]

*Also J Dilla. They're god fathers of this genre even though today most of it is bullshit. Lofi is the inspiration of both of these artists. It doesn't quite match though most lofi artists don't get it. They just want attention, theres no true passion

[@drifter402]

@@coffeepandacat yea a bit but not really. Like I said I caught on early on

[@coffeepandacat]

@@drifter402 lol

[@deep7544]

Super disappointed I didn't find out about Nujabes until after he passed. But I became an instant fan when I found out he did the Samurai Champloo theme.

[@SatounoKumo]

Battlecry is like the theme for all that kept me joyous during miserable junior high school times

[@ZaneCase1]

Bro, same 👍🏿💯

[@V4Vonnie]

Same man. It made me believe that idk life was more than just petty bullshit. It made me feel differently.

[@bdbd1805]

A song to make you cry and smile at the same time

[@manovardast]

thats so true... the nostalgia is so fuckin huge

[@JuanFranciscoCastro-vc9qj]

Bro

[@chaos_balance]

This man's music was pivotal to my life growing up

[@randalllawkin]

Facts same

[@Haris-yi1db]

Me too

[@eyeamhai6032]

Agreed

[@jaejisage]

Big facts

[@lestersanchez5534]

SAME!!

[@isaaclevy4150]

I first started listening to Nujabes tracks in high school after hearing them on Samurai Champloo. I've listened so many times taking the bus, on long trips and in the evening to help me sleep. It still creates exotic images in my head, a peaceful future I imagine for myself. RIP Nujabes and thank you.

[@nikleduc2148]

I like your profile pic gintama is best anime

[@lonesoul8640]

It feels good seeing something about nujabes that isn't years old...

[@crappyaccount]

Right?

[@funkycensoredcat9000]

I bet many people listen to him to this day. Here I am, after all.

[@brt2lmeo]

I listened to Nujabes because of Samurai Champloo, bless up for this man 😔

[@killakazi9935]

Kekkers Checkers road to 1k subs 🖤🙏🙏

[@Lankys_World]

Fantastic series

[@aceruhillz]

Bro same here!! That shit changed my life

[@majorcrits333]

@@aceruhillz same here man, a total of 4ish years ago... Then everything changed for the better. Weird ay?

[@randalllawkin]

Yup I was in highschool late night Toonami on cartoon Network moms use to watch it with me she kind of liked the art form of anime.

[@albertobankai]

The Man The Myth The legend R.I.P Nujabes

[@killakazi9935]

Bloody Ghoul road to 1k subs 🖤🙏🙏

[@josiahkaufman393]

Nujabes.

[@ohkei7287]

nujabes*

[@funkycensoredcat9000]

michael lynch Stop spreading your pointless comments. We are just trying to show some respect for Nujabes’ person and legacy. No need to be negative here.

[@calliope_x3]

Dilla's death was tragic because he knew it was coming and so used the last of his time to craft a masterpiece. Nujabes' death was tragic because it was so sudden that no one, least of all him, could have prepared for it.

[@SpeedRunningWarcrimes]

I was literally just saying this. He walked so "Alone in the rain at 4am missing you" could run and don't you ever forget. Lofi before lofi was lofi.

[@ilovemikerogers]

I love Nujabes, but lo fi started long before him. Here's some lo fi from 10yrs before Nujabes kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGrSf3qCrZWGrsk

[@Ryan-dp4rs]

@@ilovemikerogers Nujabes' music is not lofi hip-hop, though.

[@nonya6540]

Light as a feather When I'm floatin through Readin through the daily news Measuring the hurt within the golden rule

[@kaki4636]

Cise Starr... where have you gone, king....

[@bigbalticbox]

Centimeters of ether I'm heating this speaker Motivational teacher with words That burn people...

[@marselmusic]

Feather!

[@nonya6540]

@@marselmusic a classic

[@ALAN_NY]

Feather 👍

[@UltraZakii]

While we're on the subject, I think Fat Jon should get some recognition too. He was also apart of making music along side Nujabes in Samurai Champloo.

[@alejandrohernandezcalderon7369]

UltraZAKII yep, same with Force of Nature. Departure and Impression are some of the greatest albums ever made, I can’t believe how underrated they are despite Samurai Champloo’s success.

[@freshprinceofnightcity]

Yep, they should.

[@MustaphaGarba]

Fat Jon, Nujabes, Force of Nature, and Tsuchie

[@ToastbackWhale]

Fat Jon is so underrated. Nujabes at least got some amount of fame, but Jon is a total unknown to most. It’s a shame.

[@BREADBAUX]

people HELLA sleep on Fat Jon

[@shenanigan505]

nujabes is one of those artists that was taken from us too soon, he had so much more to give to the world u _ u

[@QuietEscapism]

Listen to Uyama Hiroto. Close friend to Nujabes and does similar music. Hes really good too

[@gutimar0328]

"Some days some nights some live, some die. In the way of the Samurai." Loved Nujabes since middle school. I feel old AF 😭

[@enregalia5033]

more people need to know about nujabes ,,, and respect him rip seba jun

[@enregalia5033]

@michael lynch when did I say that ?

[@FrozenwingX]

@michael lynch this is a Nujabes video, I don't think anyone is trying to disrespect Dilla. Ask Genius to make a Dilla video, people want to talk about Nujabes's legacy here

[@hazybeatz1327]

Ayee I wasn't expecting to see u here wassup bro

[@enregalia5033]

@@hazybeatz1327 whassup man how are u bro

[@hazybeatz1327]

@@enregalia5033 I'm good can't complain

[@bryce7502]

Half of Lofi for me is the music, the other half is the cool backgrounds some of these artists come up with. If anyone knows what this art style is called please tell me.

[@killakazi9935]

Bryce * road to 1k subs 🖤🙏🙏

[@maxp8497]

@@DAMWOKE it's not vapoewave

[@mirarisaga9213]

It’s called Foley

[@FREEGEMS]

SV yes it is

[@maxp8497]

@@DAMWOKE it isn't, otherwise it would be called vaporwave

[@arvinsim]

Nujabes and J DIlla share a birthday? MIND BLOWN!

[@daxia0]

nujabes was a genre himself

[@daxia0]

@E. sager oha nujabesi bilen türk

[@daxia0]

@E. sager herkese dinlettirmeye çalışıyorum ama kimse beğenmiyor bu ne rap mi ne belli değil diyip duruyolar çok ilginç gerçekten :D keşke şu adamın dünyaya gelmiş geçmiş en iyi müzisyenlerden biri olduğunu anlayabilseler

[@serialchiller9183]

Çok şükür bugünleri de gördüm

[@ilovemikerogers]

Nah most likely you were listing to Dilla, Shadow, Krush, Cam, Fat Jon, etc when you came across Nujabes. The genre was already there.

[@leanhngo2944]

@@ilovemikerogers Don't forget Madlib

[@Likeacoolusername]

Finally, Nujabes is getting the recognition he deserves. I can’t wait to see Substantial and Shing02 in March. I love them so much. It’s been a little under 20 years since Samurai Champloo and even Model Soul, yet both of them keep Nujabes’ music alive to this day. Rest in beats, Nujabes. ❤️

[@animock3051]

H Town represent! Who's going?

[@animock3051]

@Philalethes Get out

[@meatwad7133]

Oh will be seeing them in March at San Francisco with a close friend of mine ❤️❤️

[@Likeacoolusername]

chrisseh100 Philly!

[@shade4044]

@@animock3051 Saw him in Htown. It was magical!

[@mariosuena]

EVERYONE STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND LISTEN TO “FLOWERS” or “Luv Sic” by Nujabes ASAP

[@Universalbeing0]

Absolute bangers! Check out the other versions of love sic and don't even try it!

[@crapid5252]

and how about counting stars and aruarian dance...

[@enosb.998]

Listen to metaphorical music and modal soul, also ristorante tape.

[@souv1k985]

Comatose by Low Hum

[@somepunkasskid6864]

All the luv sic tracks with Shing02 is so fucking sick,absolute classic

[@lorddiabout]

I'm gonna play battle cry while playing ghost of tsushima 😂😂😂😂

[@caputdraconis8418]

Bruh that's actually what I'm doing right now😂

[@motivatedvergil1898]

Samurai Champloo Ost with Ghost of Tsushima is so gorgeous especially with duels

[@mightyslime4120]

I’m playing it with sekiro

[@lorddiabout]

@@mightyslime4120 epic lol

[@yagottapaythetrolltoll3127]

Wish I had PS4 :/

[@ahblezasellars]

Samurai Champloo has one of the most iconic opening theme songs.

[@devzeppilin]

“Modal Soul” is one of the greatest albums ever, I mean, ever. Such a beautiful body of work. “Samurai Champloo” is also my most favorite anime of all-time, bless this video.

[@cryptoknot]

Samurai champloo is the best

[@BIG_M4N]

while samurai champloo aint my fav, I think everyone universally sees it as a great show. I have yet to see someone actually hate the show.

[@hikariasakura8367]

Totally agree ! And the title "Modal Soul" itself is just out of this world... So beautiful !!

[@rookymusic6310]

DJ Devinstation same!!

[@SolidSnake240]

This was long overdue. Nujabes one of the greatest. Shoutout for having Substantial on here too, dude is too underrated.

[@WillieG-jh6jz]

Afro Shinobi tru dat. Sub is awesome. One of the realest out there in the industry.

[@imtheleadsheepinchina6448]

I feel like I've been living under a rock for not knowing Nujabes till now. Imagine having that much talent

[@kyotoclan5056]

This guy is incredible I never thought he’d get the attention he deserves. So happy to see you guys doing a video on him!

[@AI-tc8fv]

*My all time Nujabes list* 1) Luv Sic 6 2) Feather 3) Space Between two worlds 4)Brothel love 5) Luv Sic 1 6) Beyond 7) Think different 8)Sky is falling 9) F.I.L.O 10)Shiki no Uta *You won't be disappointed with any track. Modal soul and Metaphorical music are sheer masterpieces.*

[@zyonhenderson67]

No lady brown tho?

[@popov0705]

Peaceland? Final view?? After Hanabi???

[@riceninja051]

another reflection man

[@hellicure]

Earth angel, Lady brown.

[@soyelmoncho5542]

Letter from yokosuka?

[@uzituu]

You guys are now just talking about him wow imagine, smh samurai champloo will forever be how I got Introduced to him luv sic 2 is a STAPLE to me

[@malachibrown9054]

Ronin dido!

[@kress123]

Super facts

[@Nick_Tank]

MEGA FACTS!!! I got hooked onto Samurai Champloo because of the tracks. Blends in SOOOO well

[@toostoopid5849]

Saaaaaameee my dad has the entire box set

[@YaBoiDoi]

Nujabes, and Dilla walked so lofi hiphop artists could run

[@LuckyLefty92]

The fact that he, and J Dilla were born on the same day is crazy

[@naeco8412]

*nujabes’s name will never be forgotten, so happy he’s getting this recognition*

[@chaos_balance]

1:50 shout out to Shing02

[@wise1beats]

i'm so happy they talked with him & Substantial - respect the OGs!

[@thatguyfrankie]

I got to meet sub, shing, and minmi. I still can't believe it.

[@chillpenguin7679]

Samurai Champloo, Nujabes and Shing02 are what got me into hip hop and lo-fi back in 2004. Thank you, KINGS!

[@7shinta7]

A very interesting and well researched video. And I like the calm way you presented the facts and that you got Nujabes' actual collaboration partners for interviews. Thank you a lot for this.

[@vizualmrs]

I haven't even seen the video yet. But I remember even before lo-fi was labeled "lo-fi" I remember back in the days in the early KZbin people called it NuJazz and jazz-hop. I hope this video does it justice. Because some of older people who were here before remember the days of KZbin channels such as ie4tbe4tz808, bob42jh, S0ulCreative, Yoosin, a.reviewer, Spreadingdopemusic, Musicforyoursoul, Mrsuicidesheep (from 2011), Returntozero, Benevolent.vibe. etc. These channels dedicated they're whole channels to NuJazz/jazzhop and everything that circled Nujabes.. Sad, many of these channels stopped uploading. But I highly recommend anyone who loves Nujabes to check them out. Man the 2010s were the days. Peace ✌🏻 - @visualinspirations

[@SomeRandomDude000000]

NuJazz is such a better name

[@Cherb123456]

Great comment, great memories. Thank you fro that! 🙏

[@hikariasakura8367]

Damn... all those memories !! Them channels where my place to-go-to back in the day !! Nujabes, Uyama Hiroto, Marcus D, Emancipator, Nomak, Haruka Nakamura, Kuroisoul... Greatness !!

[@milomardones3667]

I’m completely agree with you!! Don’t forget of 17Tumba channel too!!

[@royceisthebestrapper7686]

Bruh mrsuicidesheep, there’s a name I haven’t heard in a minute, glad to see it brought up here ❤️

[@TehSymbiote]

Counting stars stays on rotation for me

[@davidgn40]

That song is so powerful, whether you listen to it alone or the scene in the anime where it played.

[@LowFyeArt]

that part. & luv sic pt 3 & reflection eternal & after hanabi

[@marca4585]

That beat will always remind me the night an inspirational hero helped escaped and saved a prostitute from a brothel.

[@bystarlite33]

Love it so 💖

[@RazeDee]

Counting Stars, Aruarian Dance and Luv Sic series

[@whatevereyewant]

I listen to Nujabes and feel a deep and somber, addictive sadness, as well as an appreciation. I don’t know that there are many more artists that can do that to me from just a sonic level where I can’t even understand the words. Imaginary folklore for instance....talks about being in different moments and having the positive outlook to know you’ll feel better in awhile. I didn’t look up the English translation before going through a sea of emotion. To be played that way like an instrument...maybe for once I don’t have the real words for it.

[@jellysushiprincess]

have loved nujabes since i was in high school... so glad to see a video on him show up on my feed 💓 thanks guys!

[@poochu4679]

Nujabes is still my biggest inspiration to do something what i love the most, music... And this legend appeared in my life just by making the greatest opening of all time when i was a kid

[@lol-zf6fu]

Bih

[@carlmarxx]

@michael lynch lmao son chill

[@COOLERU]

@@carlmarxx he literally put this on every comment. Dude is a fucking moron

[@ivakura572]

@michael lynch get a life

[@Evol-wf4jx]

Finally the legend Nujabes is getting the recognition he deserves, Thanks Genius!

[@user-kg6dq3nj8u]

Been waiting for a video like this for a long time. Great job!

[@IamINERT]

I am happy that I found lofi. I found it while I was taking a quick rest from skating and browsing on youtube. Still remember that cool breeze filled evening 2 years ago.

[@manlikesally]

When I show people the gem “Nujabes” they always are shocked to find out he no longer is with us R.I.P Nujabes thanks for your musical gift

[@MARKULI0]

One of the greatest producers of all time

[@kingsofthecommonwealth9669]

michael lynch he said one of the greatest

[@bmbaraka48]

Relax.

[@kingsofthecommonwealth9669]

Young Turk he’s right , wtf you mean

[@bmbaraka48]

Kings Of The Commonwealth how much hip hop you know?

[@kingsofthecommonwealth9669]

Young Turk a lot

[@ilsage8615]

I honestly hadn't even heard of Nujabes before watching this video. Its clear that so much of the lofi music around takes influence from what he was doing, SUPER inspiring!

[@huzainijai1184]

yep, listen to Shiki no Uta or Who's theme. It has been 12 years and I still felt the same as first time listening to it. such a gem.

[@justhime]

I still remember so vividly the first time I heard Nujabes, it was a winter's night in Sydney in 2007, me and my friend were sitting in his car waiting to pick up some buds, my friend always had a much more refined taste in hip hop and when he played me luv(sic.) pt3 for the first time, it honestly changed the course of my musical interests forever. I loved shing02 on the track, but it was the beat that had me hooked. Needless to say, Nujabes has been on constant rotation ever since that winter nigh. Thank you Jun Seba.

[@suresh.seecharran5823]

NUJABES CREATED LOFI.

[@slysleeper2990]

Suresh .Seecharran 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@unique.stories00]

Suresh .Seecharran put some respek on j dilla 💯

[@lee_drifting]

no.. do yall even know what lofi is or naw?

[@suresh.seecharran5823]

@@unique.stories00 no disrespect to dilla, dilla is one of the best to ever do it but lofi was inspired by nujabes

[@suresh.seecharran5823]

@chubbyurma wu tang isnt lofi...

[@xCptLavenderx]

Nujabes FINALLY gets the recognition he deserves. Rest in Beats Nujabes.🙏

[@sogeking935]

Happy 50th birthday to Nujabes💓🙏

[@TheNintendoWizrad]

Amazing vid. Have been on a huge nujabes kick the last few weeks. Glad to see this in recommended.

[@kennythekid130]

Nujabes isn't dead. All you have to do is press play.

[@golgariplague4746]

Rest in beats.

[@MuhammadIlhamuodd254512]

Is he actually die ?

[@kennythekid130]

@@MuhammadIlhamuodd254512 Nujabes died back in 2010

[@meesamakazeltulrich]

KennyTheKid this gave me chills. an incredible and heart touching quote

[@TheMushyPotato1]

stolen quote but yes indeed

[@Jackman717]

Sharp like the edge of a samurai sword...

[@santana8924]

Thank you for this. Nujabes got me through highschool with that samurai champloo for sure especially growing up in the ghetto. The sounds were just so positive

[@emeka6433]

Happy to see this brought up

[@ZeuzMakesMusic]

Nujabes forever legend ❤️❤️

[@prod.sevenlives5966]

Zeuz Makes Music bro u are a legend ✋😳

[@endlessvoidvii]

@michael lynch Why are you negative? People acknowledge Dilla too. People are just trying to show love to Nujabes. It doesn't have to be one or the other. You don't have to put someone else down to uplift someone else. like both. I respect both. Also, respect the dead. Your childish ass scouting every comment just to say stupid shit. Take your negative energy elsewhere.

[@jesusinreallife922]

Zeuz Makes Music ZEUZ??

[@ScottyTownsend91]

michael lynch actually he didn’t. J Dilla is on Nujabes level in terms of placement. Lo-fi style existed since the boom bap days and hip-hops conception. J gets a lot of credit but there were others who but the foundation for both him and Nujabes

[@hercorpsebroughtmegreatjoy9644]

I'm happy to see Substantial and Shing02 getting recognition on Genius

[@mimi5769]

2 years ago I watched samurai champloo and that's how I discovered nujabes. He quickly became one of my favourite artists, his music will keep on living through his fans forever 💖

[@BlackShogun]

Amazing how he lives on through influence, those jams defined a whole chapter of my life. Rest in Beats.

[@BREADBAUX]

"nuja-bees" "nuja-bess" "nuja-beese" "nuja-base" "new-jobs" "new-jabes" everyone pronounces it differently

[@celfhelp]

it's pretty awkward unless/until you have a little understanding of how the japanese language sounds in this video, Shing02 says it the correct way, but Jacques' pronunciation is passable too

[@user-np3cp2cb7u]

me an intellectual : seba sensei

[@ThePhrozenPhoenix]

BREADBAUX I speak Japanese, it’s “noo - jah - bess”

[@singami465]

@@ThePhrozenPhoenix It's not a Japanese word. There's no short "s" in Japanese. The pronunciation is completely arbitrary.

[@nikkicolex3]

in Japanese pronunciation its nu (pronounced like “you”) - jaa - bezu

[@chancewilson4482]

I’m so happy you guys made a video about this. Nujabes is a pioneer in the lofi hip hop world and doesn’t receive enough credit

[@matthewshell]

Shout out to Nujabes and Substantial. Visionaries in the LoFi hip hop genre!

[@ThisSideUp12]

Thank you for making this video. Such a major part of my life. RIP Nujabes

[@ellievanderskyeepkar4825]

Rip Nujabes 1974 - 2010. Will be missed

[@oblambo]

I just remember how much preparation it took-chores, showering, meal prep-getting everything outta the way so when "Battlecry" took us into an episode of Samurai Champloo back in 2004, I wouldn't be disturbed or distracted. And this was before I even cared about who was on the track or the actual plot of SC. The way the song made me feel was indescribable.

[@pushbackx562]

Amazing artist that helped me get through rough times.

[@xXnazmanXx]

I still remember when I first listened to him in the library whilst doing some work, we have a great view of our city from there and I remember his songs would come up from a KZbin auto playlist, without realising I listened to more of his songs till I realised I loved his style, was so sad to find out he had passed away in 2010, roughly 6-7 years before at the time. But this man is definitely a genius and will not be forgotten

[@David_prod-eNGee]

The loss of Nujabes still got me hurtin. Imagine actually knowing the man. Also thanks for this video, Genius.

[@joebrogamingyt6286]

I found nujabes when I wasn't looking, I lost him in time and had no idea. When I realised what I lost. my heart cried and still does. But I cannot describe the pride and love I have whenever I hear the soul.

[@lykaios3252]

R.I.P. Nujabes and J Dilla. Two of my favorite artists. Thank you for the inspiration that you two gave out.

[@NosAegis]

To this day Nujabes still has some of the best lofi tracks out there. For the longest time I thought I was nearly alone, still listening to everything he had made and collaborated with, until I seen this video on my reccomended. RIP doesn't do enough justice. Rest in happiness that your (Nujabes) music has immortalized you and continued to be the beat that people live to.

[@kunalshriwas4374]

RIP TO NUJABES.

[@TheHuskyK9]

So glad that people remember Nujabes and Genius are introducing him to the ones that didn't know. He was the Asian J Dilla. RIP Nujabes

[@Salah-jj2ji]

Thanks guys for doing this piece on one of my all-time favourite artist. amazing music really travels through time

[@OkarinAtake]

Thank you for making this

[@emmanuela7528]

I stumbled unto lofi at one of my lowest points. I was struggling with depression and had shut myself in. However, lofi led me to Samurai Shamploo, Cowboy Bebop, the music of those shows and eventually, Nujabes and J Dilla. I’m really thankful I found it all. Watching those shows and seeing the Sunflower gang and the Bebop crew seek meaning to life helped me through. Seeing all these people in the comments pay their respects fills me with warmth. There’s nothing but love here and I consider y’all friends. Let us keep the names of these legends alive, and hope that their art finds more people and fills them with luv(sic).

[@georgecampbell3687]

Yes!!!!! A Nujabes episode!!!!

[@rorisxng]

I recall just calling it, “Jazz Hop” and sometime around 2018 I saw people calling it, “Lo-Fi.” It’s especially great to have as background noise when you’re studying.

[@Vintagesonic1]

Dude, I just started watching Samurai Champloo today, and see this in mt reccomendations. Didn't know people were still talking about it.