The album uses themes of art, activism, and protest[1] and is a product of two-years worth of research from the stories of the victims, data gathered, and other information.

"[5] After three years since the start of Duterte's term in 2016, research and activism has led to various artists to collaborate to make the Kolateral album.

'Distance') retells the experiences of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) working in Kuwait named Luzviminda Siapo who had a child back in the Philippines.

Her nineteen year-old son, named Raymart, was abducted and killed on March 29, 2017 because their neighbor accused him of peddling marijuana.

"Neo-Manila" claims and narrates how the police and local government officials are involved in the drug war on the street-level, while "Parasitikong Abusado" (lit.

'Abusive Parasites') points out that the drug war is big business for the alleged main perpetrators of government fascism, including Duterte himself.

The song is in reference to the a related government campaign policy, Oplan Tambay, in which officials managed to arrest about 8,000 bystanders who were said to have violated local city ordinances.

[11] Under the internet label NOFACE Records,[12] the entirety of the album was released digitally and can be streamed on Spotify, Apple Music, and Youtube.

[14] The album cover was a photograph by Kimberly dela Cruz of a mural of Archie Oclos in Sitio San Roque, an urban poor community in Quezon City that is said to have also experienced cases of killings relating to the drug war.

BLKD encouraged his followers on twitter to integrate with the community as it also faces threats of demolitions[15] to give way to a mixed-use central business district by Ayala Land, called Vertis North.

[16] Sandata has been going around schools, music bars, and other venues to spread the message of the album and to obtain assistance for the victims of the drug war.