The EP is based on Blanco's 2011 poetry book From the Silence of Duchamp to the Noise of Boys and revolves around the story of an African American transvestite who experiments with sex, drugs, and the occult in New York City.

[1] Kevin Ritchie, writing for Now, commented, "From the first few bars of Head is a Stone, [...] tribal drums, burbling guitar riffs and distorted, unhinged screaming set us off on a tormented journey that splooges visceral menace all over our ears.

[6][7] ChartAttack's Jon Pappo described the song as "a sonic crash to the cranium, where the pounding drums are hammers splitting open your skull so she can pour her distorted fiery contents directly into the pit of your stomach.

[9] Jon Pappo, in his review for ChartAttack, praised the song for "coarsely switching between different registers, from a feminine wispy drawl to a deep guttural bark, Mykki Blanco is dismantling (or, demolishing) any preconceived notions you may have had about what it means to be a rapper.

"[10] SPIN's Julianne Escobedo Shepherd commented, "the song embodies what critics see as a city-wide reclamation of the grit that defines NYC, an aggressive, snarling stance from the fringes that dares anyone to step to her.