ɔːlmjˈuːzɪk ɡˈeɪv ðɪ ˈælbəm θɹˈiː ænd ɐ hˈæf stˈɑːɹz ˌaʊɾəv fˈaɪv, sˈeɪɪŋ, "ðɛɹz pɹˈɑːbəbli tˈuː mʌtʃ ɡɛt mˈʌni slˈæʃ stˈækpˈeɪpɚ fɔːɹ ðoʊz hˌuː wˈɔnt wˈeɪn tə spˈiːk ɔnðɪ ɪndʒˈʌstɪsᵻz nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz hɐz sˈʌfɚd pˈoʊstkɐtɹˈiːnə, ɔːɹ tə ɡɛt tə wˈɜːk ˌɔn θˈɑː kˈɑːɹɾɚ ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː, bˌʌt ðæts nˌɑːt wʌt lˈaɪk fˈɑːðɚ, lˈaɪk sˈʌn ɪz ɐbˈaʊt.
Allmusic gave the album three and a half stars out of five, saying, "There's probably too much get money/stack-paper for those who want Wayne to speak on the injustices New Orleans has suffered post-Katrina, or to get to work on Tha Carter III, but that's not what Like Father, Like Son is about.