ˌɛksˌɛksˈɛl mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ˈɔːlsoʊ pɹˈeɪzd ðɪ ˈælbəm, ɡˈɪvɪŋ ɪt fˈoːɹ stˈɑːɹz ˌaʊɾəv fˈaɪv ˌɛksˈɛl, sˈeɪɪŋ "wɪð sˈɑːlɪd pɹədˈʌkʃən θɹuːˈaʊt, wˈeɪnz ˈɛvɚɹɪvˈɑːlvɪŋ sˈɛntəns stɹˈʌktʃɚ ænd bˈeɪbiz ʌŋkˈæni swˈæɡɚ, lˈaɪk fˈɑːðɚ, lˈaɪk sˈʌn fˈɔltɚz ˈoʊnli ɪnðə daɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt.
XXL Magazine also praised the album, giving it four stars out of five (XL), saying "With solid production throughout, Wayne's ever-evolving sentence structure and Baby's uncanny swagger, Like Father, Like Son falters only in the diversity department.