Black Widow (Iggy Azalea song) Horse". A writer for MuchMusic felt "Black Widow" was "a killer collaboration", in the same vein as Azalea's fourth single "Fancy" which featured Charli XCX. MTV Buzzworthy's Nedeska Alexis placed the song in her list of the 4 Songs You Have To Hear from the album, and said Perry "worked her magic on the track." Lucy O'Brien of "The Quietus" called the track a "call-and-response anthem." "Marie Claire" journalist Lauren Valenti deemed the song "deliciously wicked" and "nothing short of brilliant", and commended Ora's vocal delivery on the track's hook. A writer for Rap-Up called Azalea and Ora "a deadly
Fancy (Iggy Azalea song) Hop DX" defined it as "a hip hop-slash-pop party anthem in which the emcee lyrically displays her confidence." Joe Gross of "Rolling Stone" gave the song a mixed score of 3 out of 5 stars, writing that Azalea "deftly handles the ratchet beat while Charli XCX's earworm hook holds it all down," writing that the song "[doesn't] bring '88 back [but] they can swing on chandeliers with the best of them". Jamie Parmenter of "Renowned for Sound" noted that the song showed the influence of Missy Elliott, and that "Iggy is almost playing a character or parody of herself like