It was released on April 20, 2020, while the first remix, titled "Beat Box 2", featuring SpotemGottem linking up with American rapper Pooh Shiesty, was released on December 18, 2020, alongside a video, and as part of Spotem's debut mixtape, Final Destination.

The first remix pushed the song to viral status on the video-sharing app TikTok, spawning the "#JunebugChallenge", and later became SpotemGottem's first chart entry.

[3] A fifth remix, titled "Beat Box 4", was released April 16, 2021[4] featuring rapper NLE Choppa.

The song contains violent rhymes, with a heavy bass production by Damn E. "Beat Box" was released in April 2020 as a standalone single.

[9] Prior to the release of the Pooh Shiesty remix, the original version of "Beat Box" had already accumulated over six million views on YouTube.

[11] The dance, as noted by HipHopDX's Marisa Mendez, involves "a spastic movement of your entire body in every and any random location you can find";[12] it includes flailing both arms, while leaning backwards and slightly limping.

[10] Noisey's Kristin Corry compared SpotemGottem's vocals to Kodak Black and No Ceilings-era Lil Wayne, stating that "At 18, he has got the energy and charisma to make you forget that 'Beat Box' is actually about a shootout".

[16] In his freestyle, DaBaby raps about his "carefree approach to life, money, and interactions with women",[23] while giving a shout-out to SpotemGottem.

[26] Jade Dadalica of GRM Daily said DaBaby delivers "some quick-paced and witty bars over the catchy instrumental".

[33] On the same day, Mulatto's version was made into a remix titled "Beat Box (Big Latto Mix)".

[36] On March 26, 2021, a remix of the song with Jamaican dancehall artist Shenseea was released,[37] following her freestyle version.