[4] He initially stated he would release new music on the same day as rapper 6ix9ine's second studio album, TattleTales, amid their feud.

[6] He was involved in a controversy in a nightclub in the premises of the area at around 3:20 a.m. between two groups of men, one of them being associated with fellow American rapper Quando Rondo.

[7] Both parties were using firearms to fight, and two off-duty police officers took part in making the situation come to a close by threatening to use additional gunfire.

His passing affected Lil Durk heavily, who proceeded to deactivate all of his social media accounts until he announced the release of "Backdoor" on December 20, 2020.

Writing for Allmusic, Fred Thomas stated that "Many tracks on The Voice are built on melancholy piano loops and ethereal samples, but some of the more interesting moments of the album happen when he strays from the somewhat interchangeable instrumentation".

[15] The Voice debuted at number 46 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 23,000 album-equivalent units in its first week with 1 day of sales.