[4] Production was primarily handled by Star Boy, Nadddot, tnfdemon, Loesoe, Cashmere Cat, and Young Cutta, among others.

[2] One critic wrote that “the fluorescent toned digital production taps into his web-focussed roots, while the emphatic beats reflect his arena-ready position”.

[9] In November 2020, Trippie claimed that the album would have no features except for Chris King, with whom he had previously collaborated on songs including “Love Scars Pt.

[10][11][12][13][14][15] The album’s second song, "MP5" (with SoFaygo), is named after the Heckler & Koch MP5, a submachine gun in the Call of Duty video game series.

[16][18] Trippie Redd released the lead single for the album, "Miss the Rage", a collaboration with American rapper Playboi Carti, on May 7, 2021.

Likewise, Trippie Redd’s shift in sound was received well by critics including The Line of Best Fit, which wrote: “It’s unquestionably the most focused he’s ever been, essentially slotting into a ratcheted up (or mollied up), bass thumping, forceful lane and staying there.

Which isn’t to say he’s shaved away his idiosyncrasies: he’s still comparing himself to Piccolo, Goku and gleefully rapping, “You n***as Autobots, I'm a damn Gundam” on “Supernatural”.

In Review opined that Trip at Knight’s highlights were "Betrayal", "Super Cell" and "Supernatural", the latter of which “opens with a traditional Trippie flow and delivery over glitchy production, all before a sudden beat switch-up that activates his attack mode (“Pussy boy got pushed out the whip / I watched ’em roll and tumble”) going from zero to 100 real quick, to say the least.”[25] Catalyst wrote that the project’s best songs were "MP5", "Rich MF" and "iPhone".

‘Molly Hearts’ swaggers into view and effectively lays out the sonic palette for the album as a whole – barbed digi tones that verge on 8-bit, and raps that move from all-out braggadocio to surreal, jokey word play.

‘Finish Line’ is an early high, while ‘Demon Time’ – featuring Ski Mask the Slump God – injects some darkness into his day-glo aesthetic.

[5] The Line of Best Fit reserved particular praise for "Matt Hardy 999" (with Juice WRLD), writing that the song “is one of the most delirious statements he’s [Redd’s] released yet, sliding seamlessly back and forth between aggression and smoothness, practically intoxicating in its brazenness.”[23] HipHopDX added that “the late Juice WRLD delivers a posthumous performance that sounds like he’s ascending to the heavens as he raps.

Trippie complements Juice’s energy, showing why the two had such great chemistry on tracks like “1400/999 Freestyle.”[24] NME wrote that “arguably the highlight of this record… is the wrestler-referencing ‘Matt Hardy 999’.

Over the wheezing synths and fried 808s, the two exercise their braggadocio perfectly, their back-to-back approach meshing beautiful, as one seems to randomly pick up from the other: “Asking if I love her, I told her ‘hardly’ / Jumping off the top rope on that bitch like Matt Hardy”.

From the record project, “Miss the Rage” (11), “Matt Hardy 999” (49), “Holy Smokes” (50), “Rich MF” (56), “Betrayal” (67), “MP5” (86), “Danny Phantom” (92) and “Demon Time” (94) all charted within the Billboard Hot 100.

[29] On 9 November 2022, “Holy Smokes”, “Rich MF” and “Matt Hardy 999” achieved Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).