Machine Gun Kelly and Pete Davidson have often hyped each other up throughout their time in the spotlight. The friends, who initially met on the set of Wild 'N Out in 2017, told Coveteur two years later that they grew closer while working on 2019's The Dirt. "And then we became the bestest of the friends," the Saturday Night Live alum added at the time. During the same interview, Davidson admitted that he rapped "every single word" of Kelly's "Breaking News" when they first crossed paths. "Nah, Jeff Tremaine put me on the spot and was like, 'Yeah, you're a big fan?' Yeah, I go, 'Yeah.