It features guest appearances from E-40, King Fantastic, MNDR and Ryan "Myagi" Evans.

[1] Kellan Miller of XXL praised the album, writing: "'I Miss Mikey' speaks not only to Murs' own deceased homies, but acts as an inspirational call to ignore fears of mortality in the face of death and leave a lasting mark.

With Have A Nice Life, an album that will not only impress longtime admirers but newcomers as well, Murs should have no problem with that task".

[2] Andrew Gretchko of HipHopDX stated: "while some may be upset that Murs isn't the unruly rapper he once was, he's managed to craft a project that remains true while growing up enough to talk about life in a radiant, maturity tinged glow".

[5] Marcus J. Moore of Pitchfork wrote: "as a whole, Have a Nice Life stands as a decent collection of songs that, while palatable, casually floats by in a sea of average beats by Jesse Shatkin, who produced much of the album".