Laid Black is a studio album by American recording artist Marcus Miller that was released on June 1, 2018, but  received no ratings from DownBeat, Financial Times, or laut.de.
DownBeat Financial Times laut.de Michelle Mercer of DownBeat wrote, "There's no judging an album by its cover. But the cover of Marcus Miller's Laid Black is a litmus test: The title's pun, the image of a shirtless Miller gazing with soulful directness and the musician's reputation itself will divide most listeners into believers and doubters before they've even heard the first bass slap." 
