After hitting a bit of an icy patch as part of the promotion for his new album release, the date of Drake‘s next record is known.
On Monday, Drake posted an Instagram story showing a location at Dundas and Bond streets, teasing “release date inside,” appearing to allude to his upcoming album.
People gathered throughout the afternoon and evening to find a 25-foot-tall structure made entirely of ice. Toronto police say officers were called Monday night to a Bond Street parking lot for crowd control
Police said Tuesday it was reported people were on top of the structure and refusing to come down.
“They were breaking off chunks of the ice with pickaxes and hammers and throwing them,” Toronto police said in an email to Global News. “A fire was also set atop the structure.”
Large pieces of ice began falling, creating what police said was a dangerous situation for people both on the ground and on the structure.
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Officers attended and stayed on scene out of concern for public safety and to assist with crowd and traffic control. A sign was also set up advising people not to climb on the structure. No one was injured.
On Tuesday afternoon, Twitch streamer Kishka was seen pulling a package from the ice containing the supposed release date of May 15.
Before the reveal, it appeared he received a FaceTime call from streamer Adin Ross, a friend of Drake’s, who told him the bag contained the release date and urged him to head to Drake’s home.
When he arrived, Matte Babel, a member of Drake’s management crew, welcomed him inside the gates. Kishka proceeded to open the bag on a table set up in the rapper’s driveway. Along with the booklet were what looked like stacks of cash, an apparent gift for the person who found the hidden treasure. Drake was also seen greeting Kishka from his window.
The reveal is the latest stunt to promote Drake’s expected “Iceman” album, with his regular courtside seats at Scotiabank Arena also sealed in sculpted ice earlier this month at a Toronto Raptors game.
—with files from The Canadian Press
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