[2] Steve 'FLASH' Juon of RapReviews stated: "that's not to say there's no "Boom and Proud" anywhere to be found on Nothing but it's not "Shut 'Em Down" level like those old Bomb Squad albums from the 1980's and early 90's".

[9] Kellan Miller of HipHopDX wrote: "celebrating their 30th anniversary, there's still plenty of life in the elder statesmen who once started a musical revolution".

[5] Matt Melis of Consequence of Sound wrote: "Public Enemy's message hits hardest when the lyrics remain open for listeners to step inside.

A couple presidential putdowns are enough (no need for another "Son of a Bush"), and the small handful of times the album stumbles are when the focus narrows to micro grievances like calling out Kanye and Kim for being "a spectacle instead of spectacular" ("Yesterday Man") or pointing out the negative effects of social media on millennials ("SOC MED Digital Heroin")".

[4] Greg Kot of Chicago Tribune wrote: "Nothing is Quick in the Desert--its 14th studio recording--flexes the group's stadium-rap muscle.