Upon release,
All-American Trash was met with generally positive reception. Craig Jenkins of
Vice commented on the project's sonic variety, describing the group as "multi-talented and unconfined by the boundaries of genre". He also singled out "Infatuation" as a highlight, praising the lush production, "vocals [that] walk the thin line between rapping and singing", and referential lyrics. Alex Siber of
Complex also found variety to be the tape's strength, whereas Joe Price complimented the talent displayed by the group, writing that "Each member gets a chance to shine here, with not a single moment wasted, focusing on every talent in the group equally. There’s a broad display of what Brockhampton is capable of here, both as solo artists and a cohesive unit". Retrospective reviews were more critical of the project, and often negatively compared
All-American Trash to the groups later work. Moises Taveras of
Paste listed
All-American Trash as the groups worst project following the release of
Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine (2021).
HotNewHipHop's Caleb Hardy similarly ranked
All-American Trash at the bottom of their discography, with
TM (2022) being the only project ranked lower. He also criticized the projects slow-pace.
All-American Trash was included by
Pitchfork in their list of "9 Great Rap Mixtapes You Might Have Missed This Year" on July 6, 2016. In November 2017, "Cotton Hollow" and "Home" were recognized by
Pitchfork as emblematic of the groups sound. == Track listing ==