"What in XXXTarnation" was first released on XXXTentacion's SoundCloud account on April 17, 2017, along with three other songs and was released as a single on April 20, 2017.[2][3] Throughout the song, X and Ski Mask the Slump God make satirical threats towards their enemies. The song was described as the "rap version of a fart joke" on an XXL article listing their top XXXTentacion songs.[1] In 2019, Ski Mask himself sampled the song in his single "Carbonated Water".[4]
