ation ▁of ▁" O bs essed " ▁and ▁her ▁fe ud ▁with ▁E min em , ▁as ▁Care y ▁s ings ▁" I ▁know ▁you ' re ▁not ▁a ▁ra pper , ▁so ▁you ▁better ▁stop ▁sp itt in ' ▁it ." ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁Bill ▁Lamb ▁of ▁About . com ▁placed ▁" Up ▁Out ▁My ▁Face " ▁in ▁his ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁top ▁four ▁tracks . ▁Although ▁J . ▁Edward ▁Key es ▁of ▁News day ▁described ▁the ▁track ▁as ▁" ex uber ant ", ▁he ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁its ▁pla cement ▁on ▁the ▁album : ▁" The ▁production , ▁cour tes y ▁of ▁the ▁reliable ▁Tr icky ▁Stewart ▁and ▁The - D ream , ▁feels ▁bo iler plate ▁at ▁best . ▁At ▁ 1 7 ▁songs , ▁the ▁record ▁is ▁far ▁too ▁long , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁ex uber ant ▁' Up ▁Out ▁My ▁Face ' ▁arriv es , ▁it ▁feels ▁like ▁it ▁was ▁gra ft ed ▁on ▁from ▁a ▁better ▁record ." ▁Ann ▁Pow ers ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁thought ▁that ▁Care y ▁lack ed ▁conv iction ▁in ▁her ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁song , ▁writing ▁that ▁despite ▁its ▁ag gress ive ▁tone , ▁" rest raint ▁stops ▁serving ▁her ▁ag enda ". ▁ ▁Similar ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁track , ▁the ▁rem ix ▁had ▁a ▁bl ended ▁reception . ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁Al ison ▁Stewart ▁pra ised ▁the ▁track , ▁writing ▁that ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁M ina j ▁made ▁it ▁more ▁l ively : ▁" S