 " Asking 4 It " has been described as a hip hop and trap song , backed by a rapped verse by Fetty Wap , with a length of three minutes and thirty seconds . A writer for <unk> described " Asking 4 It " as a " bopping , hip hop tinged beat flecked with dancey synths . " Chris <unk> of Complex described the inclusion of Fetty Wap as Stefani " call [ ing ] upon one modern @-@ day hit maker " , while Clara Hudson of The Daily Free Press called this move " gimmicky " . Lyrically , " Asking 4 It " discusses several topics , including a lover 's doubts while in a relationship ; Stefani sings " You 're giving me truth and it 's such an unfamiliar subject " , which ET Online described as " a sultry take on the uncertainty of a new romance . " 
