Dior was released by Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke in 2019 on his debut mixtape Meet the Woo and later issued as a single, becoming his breakthrough track. Built by producer 808Melo, it helped bring Brooklyn drill to a mainstream audience in the United States and Britain. After Pop Smoke's death in 2020 the song grew further online, circulating on TikTok and in short edit culture where a few seconds of the hook became shorthand for luxury, confidence and a dramatic entrance.