The statement, reported on the website Consequence of Sound, follows McVie's performance with the band last September in London, which fuelled a flurry of reunion rumours.
Both Ryan Burlenson of the website Consequence of Sound and James Reed of The Boston Globe compared the song with Taylor Swift's material.
Ray Roa of music website Consequence of Sound noted Eminem's obvious frustration in the song, saying that he "sounds pissed off as ever on a new freestyle".
Winston Robbins from the music website Consequence of Sound attributed the song's poignancy to Rihanna's past abusive relationship, and a theme of infidelity and abuse.
In a review of Love Songs, Amanda Koellner from the website Consequence of Sound described "Cater 2 U" as a "sleek" album opener.
An editor from the website Consequence of Sound described Beyoncé's dancing as an R-rated version of Bo Derek's role in the film 10 (1978).
Siobhan Kane of the website Consequence of Sound noted that Blige and Knowles obviously enjoyed "the soaring nature of the song", while Alex Young of the same publication described it as a "lesson in love".
Winston Robbins of music website Consequence of Sound called "Not Afraid" one of the songs on Recovery "with catchy hooks, choruses, and beats multiplied by the endless pool of wit and anger that Eminem possesses".
Likewise, Ben Kaye of the website Consequence of Sound wrote, "[In the clip], we witness the always mesmerizing songstress seducing a private detective with a sultry version of the twisting and twerking she's famous for.
He is accusing Tinsley, 54, of "sexually flirting with verbal sexual comments, physically touching [and] sexting," "sexually predatory harassment" and "creepy, sex-based behavior" during his time in the band, according to the website Consequence of Sound.
Although music website Consequence of Sound gave a rather mixed review on the EP as a whole, editor Winston Robbins favored "Fast Lane" and said that it is "hands down one of the best hip-hop tracks of 2011" and that the rapping is "second to none".
