Drake has yet to lock in a release date for his highly anticipated album Iceman, even though he’s been teasing the project since 2025.
DJ Akademiks recently weighed in on the delay during a livestream, sharing his take that the longer Drake holds off, the more his critics end up turning back into fans. With no official date confirmed, the Toronto rapper continues to keep everyone guessing about his next move.
“Stall them out. That’s my advice,” Akademiks said in one clip. “I think every day Drake don’t drop, it makes another fcking hater realize he was a fcking fan all along. Every day Drake doesn’t drop, another btch ass n**a that started hating in the last year realizes he’s a fcking fan. You know why? Because he doesn’t have anything to talk about, nothing to listen to, and all he keeps talking about is what he thinks Drake’s gonna do or not do. Fcking fan, be a fan.”
Drake has been building anticipation for Iceman for nearly a year now. He kicked things off in July 2025 with the first single, “What Did I Miss?,” and followed it up with tracks like “Which One” featuring Central Cee and “Dog House” with Yeat and Julia Wolf.
Over the weekend, fans spotted another hint when Drake showed up courtside at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, where his seats were decked out with icicles during the Raptors’ game against the Brooklyn Nets—a clear nod to the Iceman theme, even though he didn’t address it directly.
Before that, he also teased the project at the Juno Awards while sending a video message to Nelly Furtado. In the clip, he joked about past award show moments before giving her flowers and slipping in a quick update on his own music.
“To the Junos, because you are honouring one of my dearest friends tonight, I will spare you, even though I know you’re still thinking about those six awards that you gave to Shad in 2011 when you snubbed ‘Take Care’ as I hosted the 40th anniversary of your award show,” he said. “But listen, that’s neither here nor there. Tonight we’ll let it go. This is about Nelly. And one thing Nelly knows, you know my love is real. You know my love is true. I love you. Have a great night. Enjoy your hall of fame status. It’s long overdue. Kill the performance. We love you dog. Iceman coming soon.”
