[2] The mixtape was Nav's third project of the year, following his third studio album, Good Intentions, and its deluxe reissue, Brown Boy 2.

The bonus version of the mixtape, including two additional songs, was released five days later, on November 11, 2020.

[3] It was Wheezy's second time producing every song of a project, following Gunna's extended play, Drip or Drown, in 2017.

The mixtape was supported by one single, "Young Wheezy", with Gunna, which was sent to US rhythmic contemporary radio, on January 12, 2021.

[5] Emergency Tsunami debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 42,000 album-equivalent units with 7,000 in pure album sales in its first week.