Inspired by West Coast and southern hip hop sound,[1] the song revolves around the pressures of fame on Tyler, the Creator[2] and his paranoia.
[2][3] Tyler also references the singer Usher and fellow Odd Future member Lionel Boyce's turn to acting,[4] before proclaiming himself as the biggest rapper out of Los Angeles after Kendrick Lamar.
Alexander Cole of HotNewHipHop wrote, "As we heard in the song 'Noid,' one of the big concepts being talked about on the record is being paranoid.
"[8] Paste's Matt Mitchell called the song a "maniacal rager", "featuring some of Tyler’s sneakiest lines yet".
[4] Paul Attard of Slant Magazine wrote "Despite some of the clunkers littered throughout 'Rah Tah Tah' ('Crib so damn big, I need a diaper and a sippy cup'), the hungry, give-no-fucks Tyler of the Goblin era is operating in full force here, his gruff voice traversing the track as if it's ready to start a brawl.