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jazz hop
what it is
Laid-back hip-hop tracks mixed with jazz or jazzy samples.
✦ meet the girls making jazz hop →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 2 · the door
big names with a sharper edge
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make jazz hop a playlist
turn these 32 artists into something you can press play on.
each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What is jazz hop?
Laid-back hip-hop tracks mixed with jazz or jazzy samples.
What are good jazz hop albums to start with?
Try Clin d'oeil by Jazz Liberatorz, Connected by The Foreign Exchange, LIFE by Kenichiro Nishihara, and Midnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest.
Who are some women making jazz hop?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/jazz-hop/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making jazz hop, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20