The song was first teased a couple months before release, when Kodak Black revealed he was working on music with Rod Wave.

[2][3] "Before I Go" is an emo rap song,[2] revolving around the rappers' tenacities in the midst of struggle.

[4] Both artists sing about how their loved ones will eventually die before them and not letting anyone take them away from their children and money "before they go",[2][3] while Kodak Black also discusses the repercussions of street life.

[4] The clip shows a young man fighting for his life in prison and a single mother struggling to support her kids,[3][4] along with scenes of funerals and Kodak Black holding a vulture on his shoulder in a swamp-covered jungle setting, where he is also joined by Rod Wave.

An old television set also appears in the video, featuring footage of him returning to his native Golden Acres Projects in Pompano Beach, Florida and gifting 100 air conditioners to the community.