Eric Henderson for Slant Magazine was critical of the first six songs on Rated R ("Mad House", "Wait Your Turn", "Hard", "Stupid in Love", "Rockstar 101" and "Russian Roulette") were "grim and relentless."
Slant Magazine'den Eric Henderson ise Rated R'ın ilk altı şarkısını ("Mad House", "Wait Your Turn", "Hard", "Stupid in Love", "Rockstar 101" ve "Russian Roulette") "gaddar ve acımasız" buldu.