Mike Will Made It previously worked with Minaj on the songs " Rake It Up", " Black Barbies", " Runnin", and " Good Form", and " I Lied". On November 3, Minaj took to Instagram to confirm the song's release date and title, posting a photo from the set of the song's music video. A fan account also shared a snippet of the song, taken from a Mike Will Instagram Live session. The song was first teased by YoungBoy on August 7, 2020, in a now-deleted Instagram post which showed him on set of the song's video alongside Mike Will and Minaj he captioned it "What that speed bout". The accompanying music video for the single, directed by Edgar Esteves and Austin McCraken, is a futuristic take on 50 Cent's " In da Club" that sees Mike Will act as a mad scientist building rap cyborgs of Minaj and YoungBoy.
The song also charted in Canada, reaching number 76 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. It also peaked at numbers 27 and 35 on the Rhythmic and Hot 100 charts, respectively. "What That Speed Bout!?" gave Mike Will his fourth top 40 hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, debuting and charting at number 11 for one week. The song received positive reviews from critics, who generally praised both Minaj and YoungBoy's verses. It was released on Novemas the second single from Mike Will's upcoming third studio album, Michael (2022). " What That Speed Bout!?" is a song by American record producer Mike Will Made It with American rappers Nicki Minaj and YoungBoy Never Broke Again.
YoungBoy Never Broke Again singles chronology Single by Mike Will Made It, Nicki Minaj and YoungBoy Never Broke Again 2020 single by Mike Will Made It, Nicki Minaj and YoungBoy Never Broke Again "What That Speed Bout!?"