"euphoria" serves as Kendrick Lamar’s official response to Drake’s April 2024 diss tracks, "Push Ups and "Taylor Made Freestyle," while also serving as his first solo release since May 2022’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. All of these diss tracks are a culmination of the shot that Kendrick initiated toward Drake and J. Cole throughout his featured verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s March 2024 single, “Like That.”

Made of three distinct song sections in which Kendrick targets Drake, his public perception, and his many celebrity associates, the track playfully references Drake’s biracialism and place within both “black culture” and the music industry at large.