3 Way received generally positive reviews. Kathy Iaondoli from Pitchfork gave 3 way a score of 6.5 out of 10 and wrote: "Sonically, 3-Way is very much an extension of Migos’ Y.R.N. 2 mixtape from earlier this year, but their content is seemingly drifting into new directions. With the upcoming election, racial injustice, and police brutality, many artists have changed the subject of their tune. Perhaps the country’s current climate inspired Migos to delve deeper this time, or perhaps they were this deep all along and we just weren't listening."