Cry Baby (Megan Thee Stallion song)

[13] Riff magazine's Tim Hoffman noted "Megan taking ownership of her sexuality, as she plays on the tropes of sexist attitudes toward women in hip-hop with a tongue-in-cheek reversal about the men she's got wrapped around her finger".

[15] Carl Lamarre of Billboard said, "Though Meg's rhyme scheme bests her Charlotte counterpart, she and Baby shine together as a formidable team".

[4] Similarly, Thelma Khupe of New Wave magazine said "Megan and Dababy are a formidable duo with an unmatched on screen and musical chemistry, demonstrated on songs like 'Cash Shit' and their XXL Freshman freestyle in 2019.

[16] NME's Kyann-Sian Williams said, "If this is an attempt to recreate the success of their previous collaboration 'Cash Shit', which was one of the biggest songs of 2019, the duo don't entirely rise to the challenge – but on its own merits [...] Megan showing up her male counterpart with her frenetic flow".

[9] In their album review, Pitchfork's Mankaprr Conteh wrote: "when she [Megan] gets a rap assist—like on 'Movie' with Lil Durk or 'Cry Baby' with DaBaby—she does her hardest work, fueled by collaboration (or more likely, competition).

[25][28] A reflection of the track's playful nature,[29] it received comparisons to Toy Story, as it sees Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby as doll-like figures wreaking havoc in an elaborate dollhouse.

DaBaby portrays an action figure, performing his verse, alongside clones of himself, in a Hot Wheels racetrack loop, bringing a touch of "nostalgia",[31] as Megan, a twerking Barbie,[37] does stunts in a latex crash test dummy suit.

[38] She is also seen dancing and rapping atop a life-sized, "vapor wave aesthetic" Barbie dream house and disco stage.

[26] Megan sports various toy-inspired looks, including a yellow racetrack jumpsuit, a pink Barbie doll bikini with blue flowers, and a floral hula girl outfit.

[15] In between scenes, she also has a bouquet-like headpiece on top of her hair, a pastel pink waist-length hairdo, and black pigtails with a zig-zag middle part.

The dancers wear heavy eyelashes, electric blue eyeshadow, winged liner, and subtle rhinestones to match Megan's bedazzled floral nails.

[4] Shaad D'Souza of The Fader called it an "R-rated Toy Story", describing it as a "typically ostentatious, extremely fun visual spectacle".

[31] Margaret Blatz of Elite Daily said the video gave them "life", praising its "bright colors and amazing dance moves".

[33] Joan Summers of Jezebel called it "a sublime artistic experience", but questioned, "It's a bummer, really, that DaBaby didn't dress up for this, but when have men ever put in the same effort?".