The album consists of 22 songs, most of which are short, under 3 minutes, and contain no hooks or choruses. Sam Samuelson of AllMusic compared the album to a comic book, "sometimes segued with vignettes sampled from 1940s movies and broadcasts or left-field skits". He also noted that some instrumentals on the album "[seem to be so out of time or step with a traditional hip-hop direction". "The A.V. Club" compared the album to a buffet, where "Madlib and Doom are interested in throwing out ideas as fast as they have them, giving them as much attention as they need, and moving on to the next thing". Tim O'Neil of "PopMatters" praised Madlib's instrumentals and said that they "make the album a sonic feast".