[1]The instrumental of the song was produced by Lil Medic and originally titled "Feelin' Free - Happy Pop Beat".

[2][4] The song was first revealed in a snippet posted on Instagram on September 2, 2018, in which the Boyboy West Coast lip syncs the first verse of the then-unnamed song as it is playing in the background,[2][3][5] while dressed in black, wearing jewelry, sunglasses on his head, and a bandana around his neck[2][4] and also pretending to drink lean from a styrofoam cup.

[2][3] In January 2019, the song had risen in popularity through its use in many TikTok videos and memes which further helped the Boyboy West Coast gain widespread recognition.

[3] The song's rise to popularity has been compared to that of "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X, which also propelled to fame through TikTok around the same time frame.

It's more of a grab bag of vaguely West coast trends of the 2010s with a random Tory Lanez verse thrown in for good measure, but it's honestly not bad.

"[2] Charles Holmes of Rolling Stone stated "The track itself was a fascinating facsimile of modern rap's physical and sonic aesthetics — essentially a child's version of a Pitbull song — acted out by a man with intensely groomed facial hair.

His voice was a comically low growl left to marinate in AutoTune overnight" and "As a piece of art, it was hard to objectively judge; to call it good would be an understatement.