People gather around blocks of ice, installed in a Toronto parking lot as part of promotion for rapper Drake's upcoming album "ICEMAN" on Monday, April 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
People gather around blocks of ice, installed in a Toronto parking lot as part of promotion for rapper Drake's upcoming album 'ICEMAN,' on Monday, April 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Police gather before removing fans from the area around an ice sculpture that has been linked to a promotional stunt by the rapper Drake, in Toronto on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
An ice sculpture, that has been linked to a promotional stunt by the rapper Drake, stands in an empty parking lot after Police removed fans from the immediate area in Toronto on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
TORONTO - A release date for Drake's much-anticipated album "Iceman" appears to have been retrieved from his towering ice installation in Toronto.
Streamer Kishka was among a swarm of fans attempting to crack the mystery after Drake suggested the project's release date was buried somewhere within the structure.
On Tuesday, the Toronto-based content creator livestreamed himself climbing to the top of the installation, where he retrieved a blue bag stamped with the phrase: 鈥淔reeze the world.鈥
He then opened the bag on stream, showing a booklet with a date inside: May 15.
Before the reveal, Kishka appeared to receive a FaceTime call from streamer Adin Ross 鈥 a friend of Drake's 鈥 who told him the bag contained the release date and urged him to head to Drake鈥檚 house. Ross teased that there was 鈥渟omething exclusive鈥 waiting for him, calling it 鈥渁 big surprise.鈥
Kishka headed to Drake's house, still streaming, where the Toronto rapper's creative director Matte Babel welcomed him inside the gates. The streamer proceeded to open the bag on a table set up in Drake's driveway.
Along with the booklet were what looked like stacks of cash 鈥 an apparent gift for the person who found the hidden treasure. Drake was also shown greeting Kishka from his window.
The development caps off a flurry of headline-grabbing stunts promoting Drake's long-awaited album, "Iceman."
On Monday, the rapper took to Instagram to share images of the glacial installation along with its downtown co-ordinates. He captioned it, 鈥淩elease date inside.鈥
Locals soon descended on the structure, capturing photos and videos while trading theories about when the ice might melt.
But things eventually grew more chaotic around the site, with some ignoring signs that warned visitors to keep off the ice blocks.
Toronto police said they were called to the location Monday night as people were climbing the structure and breaking off chunks with tools.
Ashley Visser, media relations officer for the Toronto Police Service, also confirmed reports people were trying to set the structure on fire.
Visser said police were called around 11 p.m. Monday night and remained on the scene to control crowds and out of concern for public safety, as people climbed the 25-foot-high sculpture. There were no reported injuries.
"They were breaking off chunks of the ice with various tools," Visser said in an email Tuesday.
"Large pieces of ice began falling, creating a dangerous situation for people on the ground, as well as those who climbed the structure."
Drake has been teasing the album for some time. It will be his first solo effort since his feud with Kendrick Lamar, which peaked in the spring of 2024 with the latter's diss track "Not Like Us."
Last Thursday, a thunderous explosion lit up the skies over North York 鈥 images Drake later shared to his Instagram Story. Toronto police said the blaze was tied to a film shoot.
Earlier this month, the 鈥淕od鈥檚 Plan鈥 rapper鈥檚 regular courtside seats at Scotiabank Arena were sealed in sculpted ice during a Toronto Raptors game, turning his empty spot into a viral spectacle.
Attempts to reach Drake's representatives were unsuccessful.
This report by 好色tvwas first published April 21, 2026.
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