stephen thomas erlewine of allmusic gave "hipnosis" a positive four-star review. he states that "after releasing two albums to no success on mercury, shootyz groove moved to roadrunner for "hipnosis". ironically, the group turned in their best, most focused effort to date on the indie label. " erlewine characterized the album as "tempering the heavy metal influences that underpinned their previous two albums with punk, ska, rap and funk."