[3] Travis Scott mimics Kanye West's rapping style,[4] while lyrically he name-drops celebrities and brags about money and various luxuries like private planes.
Clash's Robin Murray wrote that it "throws a curveball", describing the sample as "triggering a dramatic shift, the shuddering electronics replete with incredible detail.
"[2] Tom Breihan of Stereogum praised the performance, but criticized the lyrics: "Scott really locks in with that breakbeat, hitting the pocket and displaying a casual command that I've rarely heard in him.
'"[3] Thomas Galindo of American Songwriter wrote that Travis Scott's "sparse use of autotune" "helps him deliver more raunchy, raw, fiery verses as he used to a decade ago", citing "Hyaena" as among the songs in which this quality is most notably displayed.
[7] Rolling Stone's Andre Gee wrote that Scott "fervently chains together end rhymes with multiple syllables and raps in interesting cadences.