Critics and fans view the song and the larger mixtape with mixed feelings:
: 28 Grams was intended to be a raw, unfiltered 28-track experience—equivalent to an ounce of weed—offered for free to fans before the release of his studio album, Blacc Hollywood . Lyrical Themes and Analysis
"On A Plane" employs the common hip-hop metaphor of flight to represent both physical elevation (traveling for fame) and being high.
: Part of the "Trap Wiz" era, the song features the bass-heavy, "in-the-moment" trap aesthetic that defined much of the 28 Grams project.