It features guest appearances from Big Duke, Thorough, CeeLo Green, Nina Creque, Outkast, and Toni Hickman.

[2] Soren Baker, in his review for Los Angeles Times, called In Our Lifetime "another stunning collection" which is "[m]ore musically subdued than their solo releases".

He complimented its "dramatic sonic atmosphere" and the use of live instrumentation rather than samples, while also praising the duo for their "precision rhymes" and a variety of topics they discuss on the album.

[3] Kris Ex of Rolling Stone also noted the album's wide range of topics, while also highlighting "a sincerity absent from most hip-hop discs".

[4] The Source's Miguel Burke called the album "surreal, airy, futuristic funk over tales of hard times and easy women", praising its "mind-blowing production".