[9] Kayleigh Watson from NME wrote that "a break-up album to everything that was holding her back and a personal homecoming, it is clear Maidza has found fun and fluidity in writing again."

It's more eclectic and bolder than her first full-length album, Tkay, but maintains that record's pop sensibilities on tracks such as 'Out of Luck', 'Walking on Air' and the synthy pulses of 'Ghost!

'"[12] Noah Barker from The Line of Best Fit called it "her most assured and confident release thus far, one that is unmistakably underpinned by an ebbing sea of brittle anxiety.

Abstract philosophizing aside, Sweet Justice remains as immediately gratifying as the rest of her catalogue; its rapping is smoother, its hooks are catchier, and its instrumentals more fine-tuned and studied.

"[13] Pitchfork's Dylan Green described Sweet Justice as "a cheeky, colorful album" that "expands on [Maidza's] growing musical confidence, the whiplash between funk, dance, and industrial styles more intense than ever".