{"id":13354,"date":"2026-04-21T16:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/13354\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:49:11","slug":"toronto-police-called-for-crowd-control-as-drake-fans-attempt-to-melt-massive-iceman-ice-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/13354\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Police Called for Crowd Control As Drake Fans Attempt to Melt Massive \u2018Iceman\u2019 Ice Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drake<\/a> took the Iceman rollout to another level on Monday (April 20) by having a massive ice structure <\/a>built in a downtown Toronto parking lot. The 6 God revealed that the Iceman release date is hidden inside the ice block, and fans immediately got to work attempting to melt the structure \u2014 crafted by MAWG Design \u2014 comprised of one million pounds of ice. <\/a><\/p>\n

They pulled out ice picks, blowtorches and lighters to expedite the thawing process in a bid to finally unlock the long-awaited release date. Monday night became an event and an unofficial meet-up for OVO fans, with about 800 people gathering, per\u00a0CP24<\/a>, prompting police to be called for crowd control around midnight.<\/p>\n

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The fire department was called to the scene as well, as fans had even started mini campfires<\/a> while hanging out on top of the massive ice structure.<\/p>\n

Another viral heartfelt moment came when content creator\/influencer MDmotivator<\/a> (Zachery Dereniowski) stopped by and hid a pair of new car keys<\/a> on top of the ice, which were found by a teenage Drake fan, who had been working toward buying his first car.<\/p>\n

\u201cMD THE FUCKING GOAT,\u201d Drake wrote in the comments. \u201cTHIS ALBUM BOUT TO PLAY INFINTESEMALLY KNOW DAT!\u201d<\/p>\n

With temperatures climbing in the coming days, CP24<\/a> Meteorologist Bill Coulter doesn\u2019t think fans will have to wait much longer for the ice to thaw and finally unlock the Iceman release date.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the next couple days, as we get up to the mid-upper teens, if the sun is beaming down, you are going to see some significant melt. You won\u2019t see much today, we have a lot of cloud up there and is still a cool day,\u201d Coulter said. \u201cBut it will be easy to tell. If you go out tomorrow and see how much it goes by down tomorrow, you can almost replicate how much it will go down by on Thursday.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been two-and-a-half years since Drake\u2019s last solo album, 2023\u2019s For all the Dogs, which topped the Billboard 200<\/a>. After a series of teasers from the OVO boss, it appears that Iceman season is finally on the horizon.<\/p>\n

Billboard has reached out to the Toronto Police Service for comment.<\/p>\n

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