Scary Hours 2

Scary Hours 2
Scary Hours 2
EP by Drake
Released	March 5, 2021
Length	12:33
Label	OVO; Republic;
Producer	40; Austin Powerz; Boi-1da; Cardo; Dez Wright; FnZ; Keanu Beats; Maneesh; Supah Mario;
Drake chronology
Singles from Scary Hours 2
	"What's Next"; Released: March 5, 2021;

Scary Hours 2 is the fourth extended play by Canadian rapper Drake and a sequel to his second extended play Scary Hours (2018). It was released on March 5, 2021, and features guest appearances from American rappers Lil Baby and Rick Ross. The only single, "What's Next", was released alongside the EP with an accompanying music video. A sequel, For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition, was released on November 17, 2023.

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Background

In January 2021, Drake announced that his upcoming sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy would be delayed until later in 2021. Two months later, Scary Hours 2 was announced a day prior to release on Drake's social media platforms.

Commercial performance

The multi-single managed to chart on three charts, the Austrian, Italian, and German album charts, at number 10, 54 and 80, respectively.

"What's Next" debuted atop the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart dated March 20, 2021, becoming his eighth song to top the chart. The remaining tracks from the EP, "Wants and Needs" and "Lemon Pepper Freestyle", managed to debut at number two and three, respectively, thus making him the first artist in history to have three songs debut in the top 3 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

*Scary Hours 2* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"What's Next"	Aubrey Graham Jonathan Priester Maneesh Bidaye	Supah Mario Maneesh^[b]	2:58
2.	"Wants and Needs" (featuring Lil Baby)	Graham Dominique Jones Ronald LaTour Jr. Dylan Cleary-Krell Noah Shebib	Cardo Dez Wright 40^[a]	3:14
3.	"Lemon Pepper Freestyle" (featuring Rick Ross)	Graham William Roberts Matthew Samuels Cecilie Maja Robin Hannibal	Boi-1da Austin Powerz FnZ Keanu Beats	6:21
Total length:				12:33

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

"Lemon Pepper Freestyle" contains a sample of "Pressure", written by Cecilie Maja and Robin Hannibal, as performed by Quadron.

Credits and personnel

Drake – vocals
Lil Baby – vocals (2)
Rick Ross – vocals (3)
40 – mixing
Noel Cadastre – record engineering
Chris Athens – mastering (3)

Charts

Chart performance for *Scary Hours 2*
Chart (2021)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	80
Italian Albums (FIMI)	54