Tierney McAfee of Hollywood Life praised Big Sean's verse writing that "he seems to be rapping about random hookups in “B-Boy”, we’re sure it's just for show since we know he only has eyes for one woman — Ariana!".[2] Writing for MTV, Adam Fleischer noted that the track has only bars instead of hook, commenting that "ain’t anything wrong with that".[3]
Music video
A music video for the track, directed by Spike Jordan, was released on January 29, 2015.[4]