According to HipHopDX, Lupe Fiasco's verse was the definitive highlight of the project. While the track is praised for its substance, some reviewers felt it suffered from uneven delivery across the three artists, with Lupe effectively "destroying" his hosts on their own track.
: Produced by Jake One , the track features a laid-back, soulful, and sampled production that complements the "back-to-basics" lyrical approach. WALE ft. Rick Ross & Lupe Fiasco - POOR DECISIONS
: Critics and fans alike praised his verse as one of the best of 2013. He utilizes a persistent playing card metaphor , referencing "grown man bars" and a "house of cards" to illustrate the instability of life in the ghetto. He concludes with a poignant "rich niggas making poor decisions" hook, which he later flips in the outro to "poor niggas making rich decisions," implying that value is often placed on the wrong things. According to HipHopDX, Lupe Fiasco's verse was the
