[2] The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, selling 53,000 album-equivalent units;[3] It was the last project to be released during Hussle’s lifetime, as he was shot and killed on March 31, 2019.

Ian McQuaid of The Guardian commented that Nipsey Hussle "effortlessly claims his place as crown prince of G-funk's new school", adding that "his brags rasp as hoarse and righteous as a man in the middle of a three-day bender, riding beats built from oozing bass swagger and slinking Compton synths, as brash and gleeful as peak-era NWA.

[8] Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork labelled Victory Lap as "the most gripping record in his catalog", also adding: "The hour-long album honors all the work he's put in and looks back at all he's achieved, but it also looks forward to all he has yet to build and all those he can still inspire.

[9] Trent Clark of HipHopDX concluded: "Minor potholes aside, Victory Lap not only boosts Nipsey's stock but it raises expectations for the next time he eyes a checkered flag.

[7] Victory Lap debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 53,000 album-equivalent units, with 30,000 in traditional album sales in its first week of release.