Claim: 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.
Evidence: 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."