R&BW received generally positive reviews from music critics. A writer for TayoTV gave the album an 8.75 out of 10, concluding: "Banky made it known that he still has it and The W Experience wasn’t a fluke. This is what we want out of Nigeria not the glorified noise most of these artistes call songs or albums." A writer for the music blog Jaguda awarded the album 9 stars out of 10, noting that it doesn't "lack in originality and freshness". Chiagoziem Onyekwena of Nigerian Entertainment Today gave the album a 3.5 rating out of 5, highlighting Wizkid's absence on the record.
