Drake releases Fear of Missing Out film with mother, Toliver and Sexyy Red

Drake has released “Fear of Missing Out” (FOMO), a video project he billed as a “not so short film.” The piece arrived on the night of Tuesday 15 September, with the rollout set for 9 p.m. ET, as Rolling Stone reported.

His mother opens the story. Sandra “Icemom” Graham appears in the video, putting a family presence at the centre of a release built around new songs.

The video brings several collaborations into one place. It includes songs with Don Toliver, a song with Sexyy Red and a reworked version of Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas.” A rework, in plain terms, keeps the core of an existing song and rebuilds the sound around it.

That Langley song had already been heard in preview form. Drake teased his take on “Choosin’ Texas” during a DJ set earlier in September, after posting a “Fear of Missing Out” poster to Instagram, as Billboard reported. The poster gave the project its title and look before any music had arrived.

Drake had flagged FOMO for Tuesday night. He described it as a “not so short film,” a signal that viewers should expect something longer than a standard three-minute video, according to Billboard Canada. The wording set expectations for a fuller watch rather than a quick clip.

The release follows a live try-out in Toronto. Drake made a surprise appearance at Don Toliver’s show in the city and performed tracks from his album ‘Iceman’. It was the first time he had played material from that album in front of an audience, as Billboard reported.

Fans in Toronto will recognise the titles. He debuted ‘Shabang,’ ‘Burning Bridges’ and ‘Janice STFU’ during that surprise set with Toliver, according to Billboard Canada. A debut in this context means the first live performance of a song that has not yet had a full release.

For fans, this means FOMO pulls several threads together. A family appearance, guest spots and songs first tested on stage now sit inside one screen release, with the Toronto show acting as a rehearsal room for what has now arrived on video.