Formed in 1997, the duo's name comes from the namesake song from Eminem's The Slim Shady LP (1999), which featured Royce da 5'9".

A decade later, the duo reunited to release an extended play (EP) to critical and commercial success.

After Royce's supergroup Slaughterhouse signed to Eminem's Shady Records, a reunion of Bad Meets Evil followed with the EP Hell: The Sequel (2011), which reached number one on the U.S.

Dr. Dre heard one of Royce's mix tapes through Eminem, deciding to sign him to Aftermath Entertainment.

In 2011, Royce's rap group Slaughterhouse signed to Eminem's founded label Shady Records.

[4] This led to a reunion of Bad Meets Evil with the debut extended play Hell: The Sequel, released on June 14, 2011, after 11 years of inactivity in the group.

According to Supa Dups, he was asked to make a beat with JG, without knowing it was for Bad Meets Evil.

According to this interview with Mixtape Daily, Supa Dups had little knowledge about the project, but simply submitted the beat to Eminem.

Months after recording the song, on April 28, 2011, when it leaked onto the Internet, Supa Dups was impressed by the finished version, lyrically, and was proud to have participated in the project.

[8] Bad Meets Evil then flew to Los Angeles, where R&B and pop singer Bruno Mars heard the song.

On May 25, 2011, when the track listing of Hell: The Sequel was announced, "Lighters" was revealed to the public to feature Mars.