Lil Durk and King Von were frequent collaborators, starting with 2019's "Crazy Story" remix and "Twin Nem", and 2020's "All These Niggas", "Baguette's" and "Down Me".

[2] "Backdoor" honors Von who died in November 2020 at the age of 26 after being shot outside the Monaco Hookah Lounge in Atlanta following a reported argument.

[2] Apart from the song being a tribute to King Von, it also sees Durk touch on his own personal struggles and cautioning on the dangers of running the streets.

[4] Over the piano-led instrumental, Durk references his success, fake love,[5] and promises to make Von proud in the years to come.

[1] The Fader's Jordan Darville noted the video for being "an appropriately melancholy sight for a song with disappointment and betrayal simmering beneath the flexing".