The song was independently released on music streaming site SoundCloud by 16yrold in 2017, and became a word of mouth sensation without record label or radio support, reaching number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

[2][3] The song is named after then-Texas Longhorn and current Utah Jazz[4] basketball player Mo Bamba, who grew up with Sheck Wes in his home town Harlem, New York neighborhood.

[5] Producers 16yrold and Take a Daytrip consisting of Denzel Baptise and David Biral, who had met online, collaborated on the track's beat and composition.

The beat cutting off at the 1:38 minute mark of the song was the result of the laptop used to record Wes’ vocals freezing.

[6][7] The song's music video was released on January 30, 2018, via YouTube and was directed by White Trash Tyler, Nick Walker and Wes himself.

Penn State Nittany Lions fans plus the song made the stadium so loud that Michigan was forced to use a timeout to avoid a delay of game penalty.