It is a drill track that sees Pop Smoke comparing himself to Frank White, a character played by the song's namesake Christopher Walken, from the 1990 American crime thriller film King of New York.

[1] Fans started to notice that Pop Smoke was criticizing fellow Brooklyn rappers Casanova and Smoove L in the song's preview, mentioning the former as "Trashanova" and the latter as "Scary L".

[2][3] The song was written by Pop Smoke, known as Bashar Jackson, alongside Alex Petit, Ebony Oshunrinde, Derrick Gray, and Dylan Cleary Krell.

[1][6][7] The song sees Pop Smoke comparing himself to Frank White, a character played by Christopher Walken in the 1990 American neo-noir crime thriller film King of New York.

[6] Courtney Wynter of GRM Daily stated that the song is a "forceful Cashmoney AP-produced beat with his distinct low tones and boastful lyrics".

[14] Writing for Stereogum, Tom Breihan opined that "Christopher Walking" has the same "eerie singsong charisma" as "Window Shopper", mentioning that it possesses the "ability to be sweet but threatening at the same time".

[17] Thomas Hobb of The Independent lauded the track as exhilarating, and opined it "bottled the energy of free-falling between two skyscrapers, cape flapping behind, as the street-smart MC convincingly framed himself as a black superhero".

[11] It features Pop Smoke driving around New York (mainly Brooklyn) in a BMW M850i, showing his sense of style and attire as he meets fans while passing by them.

[7] Ryan Shepard of Def Pen stated that it was "definitely a major step up as [Pop Smoke] continue[d] to rise from New York to international success".