{"id":1895079,"date":"2026-04-21T14:31:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1895079"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:31:33","slug":"drake-fans-use-blowtorch-to-melt-ice-blocks-for-album-release-date-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1895079","title":{"rendered":"Drake Fans Use Blowtorch to Melt Ice Blocks for Album Release Date, on Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/47\/16by9\/2026\/04\/21\/474eb005bac6413498ca69dbc5b6dacb_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Drake Fans Use Blowtorch to Melt Ice Blocks for Album Release Date, on Video<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Drake<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Fans Fired Up Over Icy Album Tease!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T07:31:33-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              April 21, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:31 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T10:16:17-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  April 21, 2026<br \/>\n                                10:16 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-380ba58c0c5350f5626332d2898aa44a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-2e10af33-4496-4360-b8e0-5b06e642ac5f-607066240-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e1\/16by9\/2026\/04\/21\/e18dfcc62a9d40adb614803726e0db48_md.png\" alt=\"042126 drake fans kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-2e10af33-4496-4360-b8e0-5b06e642ac5f-607066240-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">ICED OUT<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/drake-ice-album-sculpture-04-21-2026\/\">Video: Drake Teases Album Drop Frozen in Ice Blocks<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-807335857078bf732ee3d714375871f5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/drake\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Drake<\/strong><\/a> just iced out Toronto &#8212; literally &#8212; turning his album rollout into a frozen waiting game &#8230; and fans are already trying to melt the mystery with some pretty extreme measures!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ef39366ea70859abad08d7f227a08f4b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The rapper dropped massive ice blocks outside Toronto&#8217;s Bond Place Hotel, with the &#8220;Iceman&#8221; release date supposedly frozen inside &#8230; teasing it on IG Monday with, &#8220;Release Date Inside. 81 Bond Street Downtown Toronto.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c5c80a7cda84602c528b8d4d96b19c08\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-7c0838b7-a847-4af3-84e9-0de126a4acdb-1027800718-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/af\/16by9\/2026\/04\/21\/af7ea3aa9a664faf92f7c51e48441fd4_md.jpg\" alt=\"042126_drake_fans_blow_torch_2268162\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-7c0838b7-a847-4af3-84e9-0de126a4acdb-1027800718-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">FIRE AND ICE<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/drake-fans-blowtorch-ice-album-drop-04-21-2026\/\">Video: Drake Fans Use Blowtorch to Try to Melt Ice Ahead of Album Drop<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fcdc2c952edb7bab787fbd77d0915c93\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>It\u2019s a slick, outside-the-box move &#8212; ditching digital for a real-life reveal &#8212; but patience isn\u2019t exactly in Drake fans&#8217; DNA.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7a60407c51b7dca79ec3c77d816847f1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>People pulled up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/drakes-iceman-rollout-fans-hammering-through-ice-1235551084\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>blowtorches<\/strong><\/a> and pickaxes trying to speed things up \u2026 but yeah, they hardly made a dent.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-165ed2d37ca3757ffadf3a578241aac6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-5a8b366d-d2a3-50d0-9f12-82aa9d64567d\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2016\/10\/05\/drake-performance-photos\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:5a8b366d-d2a3-50d0-9f12-82aa9d64567d\" data-context='{\"name\":\"gallery-block\",\"section\":\"permalink\"}' data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:95c2f135-2962-48d6-96f2-14a0df0b8030\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f1\/4by3\/2025\/08\/23\/f1db7ed1e22846d2900ebbe3f4a1bf4c_md.jpg\" alt=\"Drake's Performance Photos\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Drake&#8217;s Performance Photos<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ddbf2ca3cd5d2b2aabb5f3ebcdfa467d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Weather forecast says the ice should thaw in about a week &#8230; so unless someone cracks it early, the big reveal\u2019s staying on ice till then.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-48197112e2443fff4141bbac3cf8b346\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>After his last album dropped in 2023, fans were already on thin ice &#8230; and now Drake\u2019s clearly making them lose their chill!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/21\/drake-fans-use-flamethrowers-melt-ice-for-album-date\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:95c2f135-2962-48d6-96f2-14a0df0b8030\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"facebook-footer\",\"pos\":1}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/21\/drake-fans-use-flamethrowers-melt-ice-for-album-date\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:95c2f135-2962-48d6-96f2-14a0df0b8030\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"twitter-footer\",\"pos\":2}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"tag-cloud\">\n<ul class=\"tag-cloud__list-group\"><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/drake\/\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"tag-cloud\",\"pos\":1}'><br \/>\n                Drake<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/hip-hop\/\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"tag-cloud\",\"pos\":2}'><br \/>\n                Hip Hop<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/music\/\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"tag-cloud\",\"pos\":3}'><br \/>\n                Music<br \/>\n              <\/a><\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/21\/drake-fans-use-flamethrowers-melt-ice-for-album-date\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; 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