The Voice is Chicago rapper Lil Durk’s sixth studio album and his second project of 2020, following Just Cause Y’all Waited 2, which was released back in May. The album’s lead single and title track, “The Voice,” was released alongside a music video on September 4, 2020. This single was for unknown reasons released in place of the album, as Durk had announced earlier in the week that the project would be releasing on the same day his rival, 6ix9ine, was releasing his album, Tattletales. The Young Thug and 6LACK-assisted single, “Stay Down,” was released on October 30, 2020. The album’s final single, “Backdoor,” was released on December 21, 2020. An unfinished version of the album was leaked online on December 13, 2020. More songs were leaked the following day on the 14th.