Aaron Cameron's review: "A lyricist like Nas should be held to a higher standard than others and, as such, God's Son falls short."

Sam Chennault's review: "In many ways, God's Son is lyrically superior to Illmatic. Nas has created an album that is at once mournful and resilient, street-savvy and academic." Rated 8.6: exceptional.

Nathan Rabin's review: "God's Son is a worthy follow-up to Stillmatic, but The Lost Tapes is even better."