A-TRAK & LEX LUGER
LOW PROS

Fool’s Gold has always been at the forefront of the convergence of hip-hop and electronic music, which makes this pairing of A-Trak and Lex Luger seem both inevitable and a bit late to the party. The type of trap-EDM hybrids on display here have been fueling Soundcloud, festivals and US clubs for a couple years now, albeit without the star power on Low Pros, and the seven-track EP is certainly not breaking any new ground.

The best tracks on Low Pros feature rising Atlanta stars Young Thug, Peewee Longway and Que on ‘Frankie Lymon’ and ‘Jack Tripper’, even if references to ‘Why Do Fools Fall In Love’ and Three’s Company will fly over the heads of almost everyone. Juvenile is a treat on the synth-laced bounce of ‘Muscle’, his A-Trak / Aflak squeals a bonus. When the EP veers too far into EDM, it suffers: it’s not clear what Travi$ Scott brings to the table on the where’s-the-drop ‘100 Bottles’ (A$AP Ferg is a wash on the remix), and there’s no way five producers were needed on the Hard Fest bait of ‘Ohmygosh’. Unfortunately, the EP should have been 3 tracks on a better mixtape.