In 2020, Tech N9ne contacted Dwayne Johnson about the song through private message on Instagram and suggested a collaboration.

[1][2] Johnson's verse was inspired from a conversation that he and N9ne had when they were on the set of the comedy-drama series Ballers, about being the "hardest worker in the room"; Johnson told Variety, "He said something that I really appreciated: basically, 'There could never be enough food in this room or on this set that could make me full because I always want to be hungry.'

[3] Dwayne Johnson raps the final verse of the track in a similar manner to that of the other rappers in terms of speed and intensity: "It's about drive, it's about power, we stay hungry, we devour / Put in the work, put in the hours and take what's ours / Black and Samoan in my veins, my culture bangin' with Strange / I change the game, so what's my motherf*ckin' name?

"[2][4] The song ends with an outro from Johnson, who thanks his "brother" Tech N9ne and his own tequila brand Teremana, and brags, "One take, that's a wrap.

"[3] "Face Off" has received positive reviews from critics and fans alike, with praise especially directed toward Johnson's performance.

Writing for Consequence, Wren Graves commented, "You might not want to award him a Grammy just yet, but it's definitely not history's most embarrassing celebrity rap.

Club described Johnson placing last in the order of verses as "extremely funny", although expressing only a small amount of disapproval: "The effect, then, is of steady acceleration in the flow of the song, with King Iso, especially, delivering lines so fast that they pick up the staccato beat of a snare drum.