![]() Mosi Reeves of Spin found the album to be 'a bit of a mess. Club was more critical, stating ' Camp is heavy with themes of racial expectations and cultural ostracism-big ideas that aren't always done justice by Glover's cartoonishly exaggerated, one-liner-laden flow.' ![]() Mojo stated, 'The identity-crisis themed Camp trumps through whip-smart intelligence, comic brio and bristling malign intent.' AllMusic editor David Jeffries commended Gambino for 'taking indie hip-hop to new levels' and called the album 'remarkable'. But it's more satisfying emotionally, because the autobiography reaches deep'. Barry Nicolson of NME dubbed it 'the hip-hop album of the year' and commended Gambino's 'focus on being witty, heartfelt, honest and occasionally uproarious.' Steve Lepore of PopMatters found the album to be 'undoubtedly one of the best records of any genre to come out in 2011' and characterized it as 'a juxtaposition of mostly depressing, self-loathing rap mixed with some of the most enjoyable post- Graduation music.' In his consumer guide for MSN Music, Robert Christgau complimented its 'choral and orchestral movie music' and stated, 'it's less surefire than Culdesac. ![]() At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on 27 reviews. Camp received generally positive reviews from critics. ![]()
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