[1] The mixtape follows Gaulden's sixth full-length studio album, Don't Try This at Home, released just two weeks prior in April.

[2] The mixtape serves as a competitor to Lil Durk's eighth studio album, Almost Healed, which was supposed to be released on the same date, but was pushed back.

Furthermore, YoungBoy's in-house producer and engineer Jason "Cheese" Goldberg had taken to Instagram to post which songs on the tracklist had been previewed and which were leaked.

Preezy Brown of Vibe wrote, "As brash and blustering as he can be, YoungBoy's vulnerability cuts through on tracks like 'Hurt My Heart' and 'Dirty Thug,' both of which channels his aggression in the midst of emoting.

Richest Opp houses additional firepower such as 'Free Meechy,' 'What You Gonna Do,' 'Slider,' and 'I Want His Soul,' giving listeners an array of anthems to select from.

As a whole, Richest Opp leaves the listener wishing that NBA YoungBoy was in a room of producers looking to take more sonic risks.

[18] Jayson Buford of Stereogum regarded it as YoungBoy's "best work out of the three" and wrote, "Richest Opp contains some spectacular moments; to listen is to blur the line between shock value and ordinarily stupefied pain.

"[19] Richest Opp debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 51,000 album-equivalent units [including 1,000 pure sales].