"From Now On" is a trap-fuelled song[1] which revolves around Lil Baby changing his image, such as abandoning his lifestyle of "pictures with my Styrofoam"[2] or buying too many houses.
[4] Shanté Collier-McDermott of Clash praised the song, writing that "it sounds just how the product of all four talents would, Baby closing out the track with a cool whisper flow.
"[1] Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork was more critical of the song, writing, "On 'From Now On,' his bar about buying too many houses stands out solely because it's a wild problem to have, but it's not tied to any emotion.
"[3] Stephen Kearse of NPR called it an "otherwise boilerplate" song spoiled by Lil Baby dropping his voice to a "conspiratorial whisper", commenting "he sounds electric.
"[4] Christine Werthman of Billboard said, "What better rapper to welcome back to that bleak, hedonistic party than Future, who joins Lil Baby on 'From Now On'?