AKA Grafitti Man

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[13]
Robert Christgau	A−[14]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[15]
Los Angeles Daily News	[16]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide	[17]

Robert Christgau wrote that "the settings, sharp studio-rock readymades keyed to the very '60s guitar of the late Jesse Ed Davis and spiced occasionally by Native American chants or drumbeats, can get you going, and Trudell takes them as his due."^[14] The Austin American-Statesman noted that Trudell "couches much of his recitations in free verse; and when he rhymes, the meter of his poetry seldom accompanies that of the accompanying music."^[18]

Rolling Stone stated that "Trudell employs basic rock, blues, traditional indigenous music, street shuffles and folk songs to craft a compelling hybrid that encompasses many viewpoints and visions of reality."^[19] The Edmonton Journal determined that, "deliberating with knowledge and grace, like a scholar-turned-actor, Trudell muses on quarrels both personal and global while gloriously emotional guitar and vocal chants underscore the context."^[20] The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph listed AKA Grafitti Man as the third best album of 1992.^[11]

AllMusic wrote: "Although this is spoken word, musically these pieces are songs and not meandering ideas. Trudell's lyrics, voice, and timing also fit well with the music and never seem forced."^[13] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music deemed it "the best introduction to his work, a style that measures profundity against irascible humour."^[15]