[7] In August 2020, Kali Uchis and Rico Nasty were interviewed by Genius for the publications "Verified" series, where the duo both explained the meaning behind the song's lyrics.

[8] Tom Breihan of Stereogum described "Aquí Yo Mando" as "a slick, shiny pop song with production from urbano masterminds Tainy, Albert Hype, and Jon Leone" and wrote, "Where Kali Uchis often floats over tracks, she comes off intense on this one.

"[3] Elias Leight of Rolling Stone wrote that through the song, Uchis "embraces the brute-force 808s and chattering hi-hats of trap", and noted that her namedrop of Romeo Santos is "an obvious standout".

[9] Francesca Hodges of The Daily Californian described the song as "a bold, assertive demonstration of domination" and noted that "empowering sentiments permeate the track, challenging ideas of what it means to exude strong female energy.

"[10] Alex Peters of Dazed also summarized the events in the music video, writing that "Uchis and Nasty cast as a pair of crime-fighting assassins taking on corrupt FBI agents while sporting the most incredible out-of-this-world hair.