In an interview with Montreality published on September 18, 2017, Quavo stated that the collaborative album would be released 'real soon'. You know how I do it though: I like surprises.' Speaking to GQ, he confirmed: 'The Quavo album is coming soon.
On April 3, 2017, it was further reported Scott had been working on a collaborative album with Quavo, with whom he previously worked with on the track 'Oh My Dis Side' from Scott's debut album Rodeo, and the Young Thug collaboration ' Pick Up the Phone', released in 2017. In December 2016, Quavo announced a collaborative album with Travis Scott on Scott's Apple Music Wav Radio show, previewing numerous recorded tracks.
