The conflict between NLE Choppa and
NBA Youngboy dates back to January 2022, when
DJ Akademiks posted a tweet praising Youngboy for being "on demon time."
Lil Reese responded, implying Youngboy was fraudulent, a statement Choppa agreed with. Choppa previously defended
King Von and
Lil Durk, with whom Youngboy had dissed prior. Six days later, Youngboy released the diss track "Know Like I Know" from the deluxe version of his sixteenth solo mixtape
Colors. Later that same month, Choppa got into a scuffle at the
Los Angeles International Airport with an alleged fan of NBA YoungBoy, though Choppa claimed that wasn't the case. "KO" takes inspiration from
2Pac's 1996 diss track "
Hit 'Em Up", using the
same sample. On the track, Choppa addresses Youngboy's public image and his impact on the younger generation, calling him the devil's "king". The cover art features Choppa holding Youngboy's severed head. The music video, directed by Choppa and
Michael Jackson choreographer
Travis Payne, pays homage to Jackson,
Prince,
Muhammad Ali, and
Mike Tyson. It portrays a Youngboy-esque figure as weak and shivering. The end of the video depicts him being tossed into a grave. == Charts ==