

In the video YG and DJ Mustard throw a block party in Compton, California. Then on January 29, 2014, the music video was released for the song. A week later a teaser for the music video was released. The majority of the music video for "Left, Right" was filmed on Decemaround Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles located on 5006 W Pico Blvd in Los Angeles and was directed by Alex Nazari and YG. Michael Madden of Consequence of Sound stated that the song was very sex related, but engaging nonetheless. Jordan Sowunmi of Now called it a "hedonistic jam sprinkled with distinctive California cultural markers." Dorian Mendoza of PrettyMuchAmazing said the song "can make every club in the nation shake." Jesse Fairfax of HipHopDX said the song is "sure to please his flesh chasing peer group entering early adulthood." Jesal 'Jay Soul' Padania of RapReviews compared the song's sound to executive producer Young Jeezy's debut album Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101. "Left, Right" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. It is based around a minimalistic three-note theme which doubles down with a fiddle midway through each verse. The song's production was constructed by YG's frequent collaborator DJ Mustard. It was official released for digital download on Decemas the second single from his debut studio album My Krazy Life. "Left, Right" was premiered on Novemvia Young Jeezy's #ItsThaWorld2 mixtape.
