[1] Along with Beast Mode and 56 Nights, it is considered one of "a trilogy of album-quality mixtapes" that Future released following Honest.

[7] Future explores a darker sound on this mixtape due to the help of producer Metro Boomin.

According to XXL, Future shines on this mixtape even without the help of other rappers since the record only includes one guest verse from Lil Wayne.

[9] According to the song's producer, TM88, "Codeine Crazy" samples Cedric Gervais' remix of "Summertime Sadness" by Lana Del Rey, and he originally created the beat for Nicki Minaj.

[15] In 2022, Luke Hinz of HotNewHipHop retrospectively called the song "one of trap music's lasting contributions" and "a haunting translation of a low point in Future's life that renders a truthful depiction of the rapper in all his drugged up glory".