“ABCD (Friend Zone)” is the second single from PnB Rock’s TrapStar Turnt PopStar double album. Similar to Drake’s Scorpion, TrapStar Turnt PopStar features two sides of Rock’s artistry: the grimier trap artist and the melodic pop R&B singer. PnB Rock tweeted about the similarity between the concepts of the albums on June 28, a day before the release of Scorpion:

While “Nowadays” is a single from the trap side of the album, “ABCD (Friend Zone)” is a cut from the pop side.