They always were generic royalty free beats that lacked soul tbh so AI or not doesn't make much of a difference
They sound like ai because the people who make this kind of music are incredibly boring
the rabbit hole goes further than this
a lot of AI versions of leaked songs all over DSP's with millions of plays
some aren't even AI and are just covers of leaked songs by hired Fiver rappers
Link to the fiver rapper songs lol?
They sound like ai because the people who make this kind of music are incredibly boring
And its hella easy to make
yeah there's really no comparing stuff like old bsd.u and swum vs what plays on lofi girl and other similar channels which is increasingly neither "lofi" or "hip hop"