On March 3, 2018, Future previewed a version of “20 Hoes” on his Snapchat account with Drake which mentions supermodels Kendall Jenner and her younger sister Kylie.

On June 25, 2019, it was discovered that an older version of the track existed after leaking online, featuring vocals from Atlanta artist Young Thug. At first, it was unclear whether Thug’s vocals were completely removed from the track in favor of Drake’s verse. However, in the latest snippet of the song, previewed on May 20, 2020, Thug’s vocals can clearly be heard in ad libs throughout the song.

Drake’s verse drew ire from his friend turned foe, Kanye West; Ye viewed it as a personal diss towards both himself and Kylie’s boyfriend, Travis Scott, with whom Drake is friends.

A longer portion of the song was later previewed again in an Instagram Live session on May 20, 2020. After receiving backlash, Drake wrote an apology on his Instagram story the next day, notably confirming that the track will never be officially released.