Kamaal the Abstract received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 13 reviews. Amid Kamaal the Abstracts original planned release, promotional copies had been distributed and several publications ran reviews of the album.
Kamaal the Abstract received generally positive reviews from music critics. The album's Metacritic score, a normalized rating out of 100 based on 13 reviews from mainstream critics, averaged 78. Before its official release, promotional copies were distributed and several publications published reviews of the album.