{{Short description|American-Canadian musical duo}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Low Pros | landscape = yes | origin = Atlanta, GA, US | genre = Electronic, hip hop, trap | years_active = 2014–present | label = Fool's Gold | current_members = A-Trak<br/>Lex Luger }}
'''Low Pros''' are a musical duo consisting of Canadian DJ A-Trak and American hip-hop producer Lex Luger. They released their first EP, titled ''EP 1'', on May 6, 2014.
== History == In early 2014, while on vacation in Atlanta, A-Trak met with Lex Luger. The two had several studio sessions, resulting in the first Low Pros' records.<ref>{{cite web|title=Low Pros 'EP1'|url=http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/low_pros-ep1_mixtape|publisher=Exclaim|accessdate=18 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022014103/http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/low_pros-ep1_mixtape|archive-date=22 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their first release, the song "Jack Tripper" was well received by critics. Consequence of Sound described it as "a sweaty, swaggering banger down to the last swift beat"<ref>{{cite web|title=A-Trak and Lex Luger team up as Low Pros, stream new song "Jack Tripper"|date=5 February 2014|url=https://consequence.net/2014/02/a-trak-and-lex-luger-team-up-as-low-pros-stream-new-song-jack-tripper/|publisher=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref> and Max Weinstein of ''Vibe'' called it "one hell of a recipe."<ref>{{cite web|title=New Music: A-Trak And Lex Luger Feat. Young Thug And PeeWee Longway 'Jack Tripper'|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/new-music-trak-lex-luger-feat-young-thug-peewee-longway-jack-tripper|publisher=Vibe|accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref> Low Pros' second release, "100 Bottles" was placed at number five on Consequence of Sound's Top 10 Songs of the Week in February 2014, who compared the duo to TNGHT.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 10 Songs of the Week (2/21)|date=21 February 2014|url=https://consequence.net/2014/02/top-songs-of-the-week-221/6/|publisher=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref>
On March 14, 2014, Low Pros performed at the Fool's Gold Showcase at Empire Garage in Austin, Texas, during the SXSW festival.<ref>{{cite web|title=SXSW 2014: Rolling Stone's Best Live Photos|date=13 March 2014|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/sxsw-2014-rolling-stones-best-live-photos-20140313/low-pros-0456723|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref> After previewing several tracks during 2014, Low Pros released their debut EP on May 6, 2014, on Fool's Gold Records.<ref>{{cite web|title=Free Low Pros EP Download|date=6 May 2014|url=http://www.foolsgoldrecs.com/2014/05/06/free-low-pros-ep-download/|publisher=Fool's Gold Records|accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref> The seven track record features co-production from High Klassified and Brillz, and guest appearances from Young Thug, Juvenile, Travis Scott, Que and PeeWee Longway.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stream A-Trak And Lex Luger's Low Pros 'EP 1'|date=7 May 2014 |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/05/a-trak-lex-luger-low-pros-ep-1/|publisher=XXL|accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref>
Miles Raymer of Pitchfork described the EP as "the best kind of team-up record, where two artists with two very different aesthetics get together and find common ground by throwing everything they have against the wall."<ref>{{cite web|title=Low Pros EP 1|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19365-low-pros-ep-1/|publisher=Pitchfork|accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref> ''The Fader'' commented that the EP "[finds] common ground between Luger's booming trap beats and the festival-ready electronica A-Trak excels at."<ref>{{cite web|title=Download Low Pro's EP 1|url=http://www.thefader.com/2014/05/06/download-low-pros-ep-1/|publisher=The Fader|accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref> On May 20, 2014, OG Ron C released a chopped not slopped remix of ''EP 1''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Low Pros - EP 1 (Chopped Not Slopped)|url=http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/28052/low-pros-ep-1.html|publisher=LiveMixtapes|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== Extended plays ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of extended plays and selected details ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Album details |- ! scope="row" | ''EP 1'' | * Released: May 6, 2014 * Label: Fool's Gold * Formats: digital download |- |}
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Category:American electronic music groups Category:American musical duos Category:Musical groups established in 2014 Category:2014 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)