The song was produced by Kanye West, who also provides uncredited vocals, and contains a sample of "Sunrise" by The Originals.

Scarface then brought it to producer Mike Dean, who mixed the song at Rap A Lot studios in Houston.

[1] For production, Kanye West used a looped sample of "Sunrise" by The Originals and layered it over the drums in the instrumental of "Xxplosive" by Dr.

[2] In a review of The Fix, Pitchfork described the song as a "blazing track that wouldn't have sounded out of place on The Blueprint".

[3] Complex praised the song, calling it "a classic shit-talking, skill-flexing showdown".