The production of the song includes piano, a string note, "deformed" vocal samples and trap beats, which overall have been described as menacing.
[2] Peter A. Berry of Complex considered it one of the tracks from Heroes & Villains which "make up a sleek, surrealistic vision of trap guided by the expert hand of its director.
"[2] Robert Blair of HotNewHipHop wrote, "On the subject of Jeffery, his delivery over the thunderous 'Metro Spider' is almost unrivaled across the project.
A track that features one of his most fired-up verses in years can't be anything other than heartbreaking to hear Thug proclaim, 'If anything happens, my kids got Ms so everything's alright.
'"[4] Writing for Clash, Robin Murray stated "the swaggering 'Metro Spider' utilises a capable, if hardly classic, Young Thug feature.