''Scary Hours'' is the second

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recorded by Canadian rapper

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. It was first released on January 19, 2018 by

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and

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. It contains the single "

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", which also appeared on Drake's fifth studio album ''

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'' (2018). The EP was revealed to the public via social media shortly before its release. A sequel ''

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'' was released March 5th, 2021.

Background

Following his 2016 album ''

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'' and 2017 mixtape ''

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'', 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

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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 ''

'' 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.

Artwork controversy

The artwork for ''Scary Hours'' was accused of

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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

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typeface. However, ''

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'' reported that

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, Drake's own record label, picked the artwork when it was presented with other options, unaware of the similarities.

Commercial performance

The two songs combined on the EP sold for 90,000 album equivalent units in the first week.

Track listing

Credits adapted from

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. Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies an additional producer

Release history

References

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