“Fall” continues Kamikaze’s main theme of criticizing the current state of the rap game while also responding to critics of his then-previous album, Revival, which was—and remains—his worst received solo album. Eminem most notably mentions Tyler, The Creator, Lord Jamar, and former collaborator Joe Budden.

“Fall” and “Kamikaze” were initially inversely mistitled on streaming services, but the error was quickly rectified.

The line in which Em calls Tyler, The Creator a “faggot” (despite being censored in both the clean and explicit versions of the song) was met with massive controversy. Justin Vernon, who provides additional vocals on the track, also expressed his distaste with the track’s message, adding that he “was not in the studio” when Em recorded the song.

On September 4, 2018, Em released the song’s music video.