Nigerian vocalist, rapper, and producer Bloody Civilian burst onto the African music scene with the release of her single "How to Kill a Man" in 2022. "Wake Up," her contribution to the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack alongside Rema, gained her a global audience that same year. In early 2023 she issued her debut EP, Anger Management, swiftly inking a deal with the Def Jam-affiliated label 0207 just afterward. Her sophomore EP, Anger Management: At Least wE tRIED, which featured reworkings of her earlier EP, appeared a few months later.