Reviews
A running index of Low End West reviews, from underground rap and beat tapes to soul, funk, R&B, and nearby left-field records.
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Album Review: Casual – Black Magic: Bar Heavy and Built for Battle
Casual still has one of the sharpest pens in the game, and Black Magic is a reminder that some veterans only get better with time.
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Review: 2Mex – L.A. Underground (Moonlight Grams Remix): Still Carrying the Torch
A remix that bridges generations of LA underground, proving the city’s low-end frequencies are still in good hands.
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Album Review: Black Milk – CEREMONIAL: A Bridge Between Two Decades
Black Milk polishes the grit without losing the Detroit in his drums, delivering the clearest picture yet of who he is as an artist.
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Review: Ravyn Lenae – Reputation / Bobby: A New Chapter in Real Time
Ravyn Lenae trades airy R&B for indie surf rock and somehow makes it sound like she’s been here the whole time.
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Review: KAYTRANADA – Ain’t No Damn Way!: Production as the Main Character
Four albums deep and KAYTRANADA is still making the kind of beats that make you forget everything except the groove.
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Album Review: Open Mike Eagle – Neighborhood Gods Unlimited: Still the Most Interesting Rapper Alive
Open Mike Eagle trades punchlines for emotional clarity on his most honest album yet.
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Album Review: Hit-Boy & The Alchemist – The Goldfish
Two elite producers prove they can hang on the mic too, delivering an album that hits from every angle.
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Miguel’s CAOS Album Review: A Genre-Bending Masterpiece
Miguel shatters the R&B mold with an album that’s messy, experimental, and impossible to look away from.
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Review: Amber Mark & Anderson .Paak – Don’t Remind Me: A Soulful Descent
Amber Mark and Anderson .Paak turn heartbreak into something you can feel in your chest.