About five months before XXXTentacion's death, X had posted on his Instagram story that he would be collaborating on a song with Vybz Kartel. After X's death, his mother, Cleopatra Bernard announced on Instagram that the song "Royalty" would be released on July 19, 2019, with additional features from Ki-Mani Marley and Stefflon Don. It was originally reported by the Los Angeles Times that the single would be on the upcoming deluxe version of X's sophomore album, ?, but it was instead released on his fourth studio album, Bad Vibes Forever.[2][3][4][5]
