[1][2][3] Jazz Times stated "With moods playful to passionate and players in a relaxed goodtime frame of mind, it’s a perfect party disc.

"[6] Don Adderton of the Sun Herald wrote "When you surround a master artist with a strong supporting cast, usually great things happen.

On this second outing, Ramsey Lewis scores big on Urban Knights II (GRP)."

Adderton added "Still the master craftsman, Lewis leads this all-star aggregation rampaging into funk, jazz, rhythm-and-blues and Latin-flavored ballads.

"[5] Jonathan Widran of Allmusic called the album a "Maurice White-produced exercise in easy funk and potent, machine generated urban grooves.