Scary Hours
2018 EP by Drake
Scary Hours is the second extended play by Canadian rapper Drake. It was first released on January 19, 2018, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records. It contains the single "God's Plan", which also appeared on Drake's fifth studio album Scorpion (2018). The EP was revealed to the public via social media shortly before its release. A sequel, Scary Hours 2, was released March 5, 2021; another follow-up, For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition, was released on November 17, 2023.
01Background
Following his 2016 album Views and 2017 mixtape More Life, Drake announced the surprise release of the two-song EP Scary Hours on January 19, 2018, featuring the songs "God's Plan" and "Diplomatic Immunity". Several celebrity news outlets commented on the fact that Drake mentions his relationship with singer Jennifer Lopez in the "Diplomatic Immunity" lyric: "2010 was when I lost my halo / 2017 I lost a J. Lo / A Rotterdam trip had me on front page, though". Drake was accused of stealing another artist's cover art on January 22, 2018.
After the release of Scorpion later that year, the EP was removed from streaming services as "God's Plan" was moved to that album. "Diplomatic Immunity" was then reformatted as a standalone single.
02Artwork controversy
The artwork for Scary Hours was accused of plagiarizing a style for a tour poster designed by Collin Fletcher for musical artist Rabit. Both pieces contained a vertical-orientated texted, with a word stylized in a colored Blackletter typeface layered over another word styled in a white and bolded Sans-serif typeface. However, Billboard reported that OVO Sound, Drake's own record label, picked the artwork when it was presented with other options, unaware of the similarities.
03Commercial performance
The two songs combined on the EP sold for 90,000 album equivalent units in the first week.
04Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "God's Plan" |
| 3:18 | |
| 2. | "Diplomatic Immunity" |
|
| 4:15 |
| Total length: | 7:33 | |||
Notes
05Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | January 19, 2018 |
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