1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁EP ▁compr ises ▁five ▁tracks ▁and ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Sh iz zi , ▁K idd omin ant ▁and ▁Sp ell z . ▁It ▁features ▁guest ▁appearances ▁from ▁N ast y ▁C , ▁Sim i ▁and ▁T inas he . ▁Son ▁of ▁Mer cy ▁tack les ▁them es ▁of ▁love ▁and ▁comb ines ▁elements ▁of ▁Af rop op , ▁trap , ▁ra gg a , ▁high life ▁and ▁house . ▁It ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁singles ▁" G bag be ▁O sh i ", ▁" How ▁Long " ▁and ▁" C ool est ▁Kid ▁in ▁Africa ". ▁ ▁Background ▁Dav ido ▁first ▁ann n ounced ▁plans ▁to ▁release ▁Son ▁of ▁Mer cy ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 ; ▁he ▁revealed ▁its ▁title ▁and ▁said ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 1 . ▁Dav ido ▁recorded ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁EP ' s ▁songs ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Son ▁of ▁Mer cy ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Sh iz zi , ▁K idd omin ant ▁and ▁Sp ell z . ▁It ▁features ▁collaboration ▁with ▁guest ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁N ast y ▁C , ▁Sim i ▁and ▁T inas he . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Native ▁magazine , ▁Dav ido ▁critic ized ▁Son ▁of ▁Mer cy ▁and ▁said ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁select ▁the ▁songs ▁that ▁appeared ▁on ▁it . ▁ ▁Com position ▁The ▁Sh iz zi - produ ced ▁track ▁" G bag be ▁O sh i " ▁contains ▁lyr ics ▁recorded ▁in ▁pid gin