I gave myself 24 hours to learn how to make NEW JAZZ and pluggnb, because I kept hearing these insane underground beats online and I was like… why is it called “jazz” when it doesn’t sound like jazz at all? So I set three goals: figure out what new jazz and pluggnb actually sound like, learn where they came from, and then prove it by making a track that’s actually good by the end (or else this would be embarrassing). First I listened to a bunch of beats and started identifying the vibe: pluggnb feels like mellow chords with hard-but-softer trap drums, plus these almost video-game, DX7/90s synth textures and sometimes chiptune-ish leads. Then I did a quick history deep dive—pluggnb comes from the original “plug” trap sound (Maxo Kream, Dro, BeatPlugs), while new jazz is a newer experimental trap lane pioneered by Lunchbox with producer Amir. New jazz isn’t traditional jazz; it’s more about the free-form, weird, improvisational approach—especially the wonky chord movement that shows up in basically every beat. After that, I cooked up in Ableton: chords, drums, Arcade textures, a Serum lead, 808s, and even duplicated the bass on a distorted 90s MIDI guitar (shout out to that tutorial). Then I did the big switch—pluggnb into new jazz—out of nowhere.