 "The A.V.Club" said that, "If Destruct qualifies as a pleasant surprise, it’s only because 50 Cent’s last few releases set the bar so low.Still, for the first time since The Massacre, it’s once again intermittently fun to root for the bad guy" Pitchfork Media wrote that, "After initially promising a return to form, 50 doesn't have the ability or initiative to hold the listener's interest over the long run."