[7] In a joint interview with Complex, the album was described as ambient and a merger of "Yachty's ear for unexpected melodies with Blake's soulful tone and sharp production skills.

[10] Clash's Robin Murray wrote that Bad Cameo "doesn't quite have the 'what the fuck' aspects promised by Lil Yachty in a recent interview, but it does prove to have some extremely understated moments of impressive creativity.

"[12] He also said that the album "proves that the Venn diagram between the English artist [James Blake] and his hip-hop counterpart [Lil Yachty] is an entirely natural, and deserved success.

"[12] Joshua Mills of The Line of Best Fit praised the pair for providing "ideas in abundance, terrific variety, a little indulgence, and an end product that actually makes perfect sense".

[14] Chal Ravens was less positive in her review for The Guardian, writing that the album "sounds like it's got stuck in the planning stages, with handfuls of promising ideas stuffed awkwardly into ambient song shapes".