Drake’s new album ‘Iceman’: When it’s dropping, tracklist & features

12 May 2026, 16:54 | Updated: 14 May 2026, 12:12

Drake’s new album, 'Iceman’, has a fast-approaching release date, alongside a rumoured 2026 world tour. As fans speculate the tracklist, features, and album cover- Will there be a Drake concert in 2026? Is Kendrick Lamar mentioned by Drake? & When is Iceman Episode 4? Here is all you need to know.

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Drake’s highly anticipated new album is speculated to be dropping soon, with the 'Iceman' release date finally revealed, and even an upcoming 'Iceman' tour being teased to fans - so when is Drake dropping 'Iceman'? Will there be a Drake concert in 2026?

The ‘Hotline Bling’ rapper is known for dropping cryptic clues to build up the anticipation for his albums, and was dropping hints of the new album left, right, and centre.

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After almost two years of clues and hints, Drake reached the final stage of promo by installing a huge 'ice block' sculpture, with the 'Iceman' release date buried inside.

Streamer Kishka found the buried date and was rewarded with a trip to Drake's Toronto mansion, where he was gifted $100k Canadian dollars (£54,180 ).

The rapper himself has teased a supposed 'Iceman' tour following his current European 'Some Special Shows for EU' tour, leaving fans hopeful that it won't be too long until they can see him again.

Adding to the speculation, Live Nation supposedly sent out emails on April 29th, spreading the news of the recently announced release date for 'Iceman'.

This could suggest they are gearing up for an impending tour announcement.

Releasing a clip with one of his Iceman tracks, 'What Did I Miss?', the Canadian seemed to suggest to fans an upcoming tour following the release of the album, with the caption 'Coming to a city near you.'

This album will be his first solo album since the iconic Kendrick-Drake beef, Drake surely having a lot to get off his chest after Kendrick Lamar’s year-long victory lap, with his newest track 'Dog House' shading the 'Money Trees' rapper directly.

Some reports began to surface which suggested the 39-year-old was holding off on dropping 'Iceman' in anticipation of Kendrick's rumoured album, so that he could respond appropriately.

However, with the release date now confirmed by Drizzy himself, it seems to have put that idea to bed.

How & when to watch Drake’s new ‘ICEMAN” episode 4

A brand-new Drake ‘Iceman’ livestream debuted on Thursday, 4th September, and gave fans more excitement and a new track.

Taking to his Instagram on May 6th, the Toronto rapper shared a post teasing 'Iceman' episode 4.

The post revealed that the episode would air the day prior to the album dropping, May 14th.

The last three livestreams gave us ‘What Did I Miss?', ‘Which One?’, and 'Someday Who Loves Me pt. 2'.

You can watch on the star’s official YouTube page, here, and watch back the previous streams.

Is the 'Iceman' album release date in the 'Drake ice block?

On April 19th, Drake shared two separate photos on his Instagram, the first showing a message chat with a photo of a mysterious object, suspected to be the 'Iceman' drive, frozen in ice, defrosting.

The message underneath read: "It's in."

He later shared a screenshot from his first-ever Iceman streaming episode, featuring the rapper hacking through ice, suggesting that Iceman is complete and ready to be dropped.

The 'Too Good For You' rapper later posted on April 20th, coordinates for an undisclosed location in the Canadian capital.

The caption was what was the most exciting aspect, though, it said: "Release date inside."

In true Drake fashion of unique rollouts, he has embedded the album's release date in hundreds of huge blocks of ice, which seem to have taken over three days to assemble.

The installation, as expected, has caused chaos, with fans mounting the sculpture, hacking it with pick-axes, and heating it up with blow torches.

The Toronto police stopped people from getting close after the drama, but later allowed individuals to try again.

The release date was later found on April 21st, by streamer Kishka, who said he used a drone to locate where exactly the secret package was hidden.

He later opened a pack outside of Drake's mansion, where he was gifted $100,000 Canadian dollars (£54, 180), and was given access to one of the 'Iceman' books with images and visuals that suggest some of the features and themes of the album.

This comes after the Canadian was seen still recording in the studio for the project as late as April 2026.

When is Drake dropping Iceman in 2026? & Who is featured on 'Iceman'?

Drake has been building up the anticipation for this drop since as early as August 2024, so the fans are hungry!

Since he has dropped four singles, 'What Did I Miss?', 'Which One?', 'SOMEBODY LOVES ME PT.2', and 'Dog House', the most recent being on 9th September, but he's now teased a brand new track, which fans got to originally hear in Iceman Episode 3.

Fake AI images of a supposed 'Fireman' album from Kendrick Lamar and 'Earthman' by J.Cole have started to appear online. These are completely fake and are a nod to the Kendrick and Drake beef from 2024.

He has finally stopped feeding fans crumbs and has given us something to work with!

The 'ice block' grand reveal finally confirmed the release date as May 15th.

Fans don't have long to wait now, and the excitement is real!

The rap star was also spotted filming music videos in preparation, and fans are anticipating music videos to be dropped at the same time as the album.

The 'Nokia' rapper was giving fans the biggest clues yet, hinting at the drop being close.

With a brand new Marvel collaboration, in theme with the 'Iceman' character, fans thought he would be dropping before the end of 2025, but as always he loves the element of suprise.

The OVO creator announced a merch collection inspired by the OG Marvel character 'Iceman', he believed to have taken the original inspiration from.

In November, the 'God's Plan' rapper liked a fan's post joking about the unbearable wait for the album, stirring the pot amongst fans who simply can't wait, with fans prepping for a surprise drop.

In September, the artist liked a fan comment under his Instagram post that said: "Iceman I know it's otw I just can't prove it.'

This made it look like October could have been the month it dropped, especially considering it is the G.O.A.T.'s birthday, but to everybody's surprise, the album still isn't here!

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There has been recent speculation that Drake delayed the album to 2026, following Taylor Swift's release of her latest project, 'The Life of a Showgirl', in October.

Another reason fans are worried about a delay is the leaked track that was dropped by streamers on September 14th, as well as his unsuccessful attempt to sue UMG.

It was clear that Drake was upset about it, and fans are concerned; however, he has yet to confirm a delay.

But who is featured on the upcoming project?

Who is featured on 'Iceman'?

Drake uploaded and quickly deleted a story with none other than the UK rapper Central Cee, with a track title ‘Get A Glass’, teasing the fans with the much-awaited collab.

This comes after the pair’s iconic “Madness and badness, combination” On The Radar freestyle, hopefully giving the fans what they have been dying for.

The stream he dropped, 'Which One?', was filmed in Manchester, where he stopped off on his 'Some Special Shows 4 The UK' tour. Showing once again the rappers' love for the UK scene.

The 45-minute video also teased a second Cench collab, believed to be the unreleased 'Get a Glass' track!

It also featured some new instrumentals to tracks, building up the feel of the album.

The album is already confirmed to feature Central Cee, Yeat, and Julia Wolf.

But now, as things are amping up and the release date feels imminent, other celebrities are dropping clues.

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Young Thug shared an image of the ice block on his Instagram story.

The pair haven't collaborated since Drake featured on Thugger's 2023 album, but their most iconic track, 'Way 2 Sexy', is enough for them to be pleading for an 'Iceman' feature.

Future also shared a recent freestyle wearing the Canadian brand NOCTA.

While perhaps just a fashion choice, it all comes down to the details in Drake's album rollouts.

PinkPanthress also teased a feature on the incoming album, after signing a fan's album with 'Iceman otw'.

The pair also recently followed each other on Instagram, adding to the rumour.

This would be a legendary collaboration, with the 39-year-old perhaps embracing his love for dance music.

However, until it drops, we don't know if this is just a tease.

Drake has also posted an image of pop star Sabrina Carpenter - so could an unlikely Sabrina Carpenter x Drake collaboration be coming soon?

Travis Scott is also a potential feature after posting a post in a similar location to the rapper.

Vybz Kartel is also a hopeful collaboration after his appearance at Drake's Wireless takeover, as well as his OVO chain being spotted in the 'Iceman' book found in the 'Ice block'.

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New Leaked Drake 'Iceman' song

In the latest string of leaked tracks, the most recent 'leak' appears to feature Drake's ex-girlfriend, Serena Williams, and Schoolboy Q.

While it is not confirmed to be on the upcoming album, some fans are suggesting the numerous leaks are hackers getting hold of old unreleased Drizzy tracks, as opposed to being 'leaked' Iceman tracks.

The Canadian rapper teased a new track, 'Make Them Cry', on his Instagram story, and fans think it is the newest track set to be released.

Drake shared a mysterious album cover featuring a dark blue background and the song title, some suggesting it could be referencing the Kendrick Lamar beef.

Unsure of when it will be released, all fans can do is wait!

Akademiks 'leaked' a new snippet of a song featuring on the upcming project.

The song is already popular amongst fans.

Drake also fell victim to another leak from the upcoming album, following the initial leak of 'National Treasure' in September.

The snippet has been going viral, with no title just yet, but the focus is on another famous rapper that he seems to be throwing shots at.

The song seems to feature Drake reigniting his beef with A$AP Rocky, and fans are locked in.

He says: "Talk about Drake and you get you some streams. man, how tf is your day 1 gonna testify so you can sit in a box, either you ain’t never did shit for your brothers or they must’ve forgot.”

This seems to be in reference to Rocky's gun possession trial in early 2025, in which his former friend, Terell Ephron a.k.a A$AP Relli, took the stand to accuse the rapper of firing shots at him.

What is the rumoured track list of Drake's 'Iceman'?

SOMEBODY LOVES ME PT. 2 ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR & Cash Cobain

Which One ft Central Cee

The Tower

DOG HOUSE ft Yeat & Julia Wolf

Stuck

Freeze The World

Lake Como

THATS JUST HOW I FEEL

What Did I Miss?

Sliding ft Playboi Carti

Supermax

Plot Twist

Why has Drake called the album 'Iceman'?

The ‘Hotline Bling’ singer has posted to his Instagram spam account, @plottttwistttttt, many clues related to the term ‘Iceman’.

He is known for being one of the ‘iciest’ rappers of them all, so the name makes sense!

Drake seemed to reveal the inspiration behind the name, and it is not what you would expect!

Once again doubling down on his love for the UK, the OVO creator seemed to suggest it came from a niche interview clip with none other than Cole Palmer, a Manchester City striker.

In a post to Instagram on the 28th July, he included a clip of the footballer responding to the question 'If you had to be a rapper, what name would you go with?'

Cole replies: "Iceman."

To solidify the strikers' part in 'Iceman', Central Cee made a TikTok to the latest drop off of 'Iceman', 'Which one?', with Drake and Cole starring in the video.

One fan commented: "he loves cole and cole loves him.

Central Cee stars with Drake in TikTok video

Drake confirms Iceman is coming soon after dropping new song

Drake has confirmed the rumours surrounding the name of his upcoming project, after his release of hit track 'What Did I Miss?'.

In a livestream on his YouTube channel, on the 4th of July titled 'ICEMAN EPISODE 1', the artist appeared in a warehouse filled with ice.

The camera followed Drizzy as he walked to the break room of the warehouse, where he sat and watched himself on a TV monitor before the beat of 'What Did I Miss?' drops.

The stream currently sits at 800k views and announced the upcoming project in full force. Fans are delighted to have new music from the rapper, as well as confirmation that the album is coming!

Even more recently, as of August 2025, producer, DJ Gordo, claimed that the album was officially finished!

We shall see how long the 'Nokia' rapper keeps us waiting, building up the anticipation for what is set to be one of his best projects yet.

§§,Is the next track ‘Who was it?’?

The latest single release from ‘ICEMAN’ is set to be “Who Was It?”, the track being updated on Genius, with the release date 4th September.

Drake’s previous releases from the upcoming album are also questions, starting with ‘Which’ and ‘What’.

Fans are beginning to theorise that the Canadian rapper is playing on the grammatical theme of the 5W’s: Who, What, Where, When, Why & How.

The method is often used in investigation breakdowns, analysing crimes or situations.

Fans are suggesting that Drizzy is breaking down the last year of events for the rapper, which famously revolved around his beef with Kendrick Lamar, the rapper taking charge of the narrative by breaking it down from his perspective.

What ‘Iceman’ clues has Drake hinted at?

Drake posted to his Instagram two pictures of celebrities who have the nickname ‘Iceman’, Formula 1 Racer Kimi Räikkönen, and actor Val Kilmer in his role as ‘Iceman’ in Top Gun.

As well as the iconic Marvel Character, Iceman, whose original name is Robert Lewis Drake, fans pointed out that the two share the name and their thoughts were confirmed when the next album was announced as ‘Iceman’.

The ‘Nokia’ star also released a cheeky screenshot of his next project folder titled ‘2.0 Iceman’, adding to the speculation.

The rapper was also seen in an all-white ‘icy’ tracksuit with the graphic name ‘Iceman’ embroidered on it.

Drizzy shared a picture of an icemaker by the brand ‘Iceman’, as well as tons of other ice-related images feeding into the aesthetic of ‘Iceman’.

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