It was written by Pop Smoke, known as Bashar Jackson, alongside Calboy, King Combs, Anthony Blagman, Pierre Richard Rene Jr, Stephen Garrett, and Tim Mosley.
The visual is interspersed and features clips of Pop Smoke recording in the studio while celebrating and dancing with his team.
King Comb and Calboy hang out with a crowd of friends in the streets of New York City near luxury cars and women.
Calboy added ad-libs to the song because he was in the studio with Pop Smoke at one point, and was going to be on the record with him and King Combs.
[2][3] The song was written by Pop Smoke, known as Bashar Jackson, alongside Calboy, King Combs, Anthony Blagman, Pierre Richard Rene Jr, Stephen Garrett, and Tim Mosley.
[10] On July 3, 2020, "Diana" was released as the 16th track on Pop Smoke's posthumous debut studio album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon.
[14] David Crone of AllMusic said Pop Smoke isn't "even given the dignity of a first verse, with featured artists muscling their way in ahead of the late rapper on tracks like 'The Woo' and 'Diana'".
[16] August Brown of the Los Angeles Times said the song showcases Pop Smoke's range, which "[has] new open space and melody, with lyrics that are even sometimes tender".
[7] Following the release of Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, "Diana" debuted and peaked at number 76 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
[18][19] In an interview with HipHopDX, Calboy explained that he was originally going to shoot a music video with King Combs and Pop Smoke for "Diana" in Los Angeles, until they found out the day after that the latter had been murdered.
[23][24] The visual is interspersed and features clips of dimly lit neon setups of Pop Smoke recording in the studio, and celebrating and dancing with his team.