[6] AllMusic critic David Jeffries wrote: "With Lazaro frequently falling back on his warm and welcoming Butterfly-era flow, the album balances the avant with the approachable in a manner few others would even attempt."

Jeffries further stated: "It's a shame that such a vanguard effort is weakened by a few clever and jokey interludes that don't warrant a return, but that just leaves Shabazz Palaces room for a proper masterpiece as the brilliant Lese Majesty is so very close.

Club stated that the record "spans universes, sonically and otherwise," and is "Butler's most extreme refusal of the hip-hop status quo, boasting erratic instrumentals and subtle shit-talk toward haters subverting the canon.

"[1] Craig Jenkins of Pitchfork wrote: "The soul of Shabazz Palaces is pairing next-gen sounds with classic brass-tacks show-and-prove emceeing, and Lese Majesty tugs those extremes as far as they've ever been pulled; that it never shows signs of wear speaks to the strength of the bond.

"[14] Spin's Anupa Mistry regarded the album as "more sonically relaxed and triumphant" than the group's past two records and stated: "In mirroring and transcending the schizoid, rootless form of digital society, it's an attempt to help people cope with the culture.