In its tenth week, the song peaked at number 24. The song debuted at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 based on digital downloads alone. No lie: 2 Chainz probably has another hit on his hands." Complex named the song #17 on their list of the best 50 songs of 2012. Wordplay isn't the MC's strong suit, but it doesn't need to be-his career renaissance can be chalked up as much to his acceptance of his own firecracker energy as his smart selection of beats.
2 Chainz' voice is silent on the track for about a minute and 40 seconds as Drake struts into focus, and while the Canadian superstar gamely handles his assignment, the listener misses Chainz' urgency until he returns, possessed, for the third verse. Billboard commented on the track by saying ".'No Lie' recalls Lil Wayne's recent ' She Will' single when Drake steps in to slow things down on the chorus, but 2 Chainz sounds hungrier than his counterpart here, steamrolling over the beat and slinging weak rhymes.