{"id":190649,"date":"2026-09-01T06:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T06:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/190649\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T06:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T06:38:09","slug":"drake-performs-iceman-tracks-for-first-time-at-don-tolivers-toronto-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/190649\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake Performs \u2018ICEMAN\u2019 Tracks for First Time at Don Toliver\u2019s Toronto Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Iceman has defrosted. <a data-ylk=\"slk:Drake;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/drake\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Drake <\/a>was a surprise guest at <a data-ylk=\"slk:Don Toliver&#039;s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/don-toliver\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Don Toliver&#8217;s <\/a>show in Toronto, as he brought the OCTANE World Tour north of the border on Monday night (Aug. 31).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The crowd <a data-ylk=\"slk:erupted when Drake emerged;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kurrco\/status\/2094617075775951076\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">erupted when Drake emerged<\/a> from the Mount Wilson Observatory-inspired structure to &#8220;Shabang.&#8221; Monday marked the first time Drizzy performed cuts from his Billboard 200-topping ICEMAN album in an arena setting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More from Billboard<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 6 God also had the Scotiabank Arena audience fired up as he ran through &#8220;Janice STFU,&#8221; which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and &#8220;Burning Bridges.&#8221; Following the ICEMAN medley, the Cactus Jack rapper<a data-ylk=\"slk:gave Drake his flowers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realalmightee\/status\/2094619825607782693\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> gave Drake his flowers <\/a>for inspiring him and moving hip-hop forward as a whole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I appreciate you for inspiring us all,&#8221; Toliver said. &#8220;You know damn well this shit wouldn&#8217;t be this s\u2013t if you ain&#8217;t do this s\u2013t, bro. I appreciate you so much. You inspired me, and you inspired all of us. Thank you so much for pulling up on me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Drake returned the favor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dcu7Jy5jnmR\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Drake returned the favor<\/a> by showing love to the Houston native and reflected on giving ICEMAN a test drive, which gave fans a taste of what&#8217;s to come when Drizzy gets back on the road for another tour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I just wanna thank Don for having me out tonight. This is my first time performing the album since it dropped, so thank you for being here,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Look, I love this thing that we do so much in front of the city, I just want to thank you for keeping this s\u2013t alive. You&#8217;ve had an incredible year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Don Toliver kicked off 2026 with his OCTANE album in January, which notched him his first No. 1 album atop the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Billboard 200.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Billboard 200.<\/a> The Nitrous leg of his OCTANE World Tour continues with shows in University Park, Pa. (Penn State), Philly, Boston and Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for Drake, fans are waiting for the 6 God to tour in North America for the first time since 2023&#8217;s It&#8217;s All a Blur Tour. In May, he became the first artist ever to hold the top three slots of the Billboard 200 simultaneously thanks to ICEMAN, HABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Drizzy&#8217;s doesn&#8217;t appear to be done just yet either, as he&#8217;s been teasing spinning the block to drop another project, titled<a data-ylk=\"slk:FOMO;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/drake-new-music-coming-fans-think-heres-why-1236321901\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> FOMO<\/a>, before the year ends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Best of Billboard<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a data-ylk=\"slk:Billboard&#039;s Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.billboard.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Billboard&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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