According to Adeayo Adebiyo of Pulse Nigeria, the album features some of Shallipopi's weakest hooks and overly short songs, with rhymes that are "comically juvenile" and excessive use of street language.

[7] In contrast, Wale Oloworekende of The NATIVE wrote that Shakespopi is a successful "heat check" with an audience eager for more, praising the album's promotion of Benin culture and street language in its lyrics.

[10] Shakespopi debuted at number one on the Nigeria Apple Music chart in its first week, becoming Shallipopi's highest-charting album at the time.

[11] Additionally, it outsold other notable releases that week, including Portable's "Tony Montana", which featured rapper Skepta.

[12] Furthermore, the album's lead single, "ASAP", debuted at number one on the Nigeria Apple Music Top 100 chart.