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Barber Beats is a microgenre of electronic music and a subgenre of Vaporwave, [2] and often described as the evolution of Vaporwave. Coined by Aloe City Wrld to refer to Haircuts for Men, and Macroblank's works. [3] [4] The genre is characterized by a heavy use of sampling. [5]

Similar to Vaporwave it samples a wide variety of smooth jazz, lounge music, and R&B from '80's-early-2000's music. [4] Oftentimes the tracks are slowed down. The genre was popularized by Haircuts for Men, and gained popularity in 2020. [4]

Many artists state that "Everything is plundered" in their bios on sites such as YouTube and Bandcamp. [5]

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