{"id":2382069,"date":"2026-04-20T22:56:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2382069"},"modified":"2026-04-20T22:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:56:30","slug":"drake-fans-predict-hell-take-a-sublime-shot-at-kendrick-as-rapper-shares-dumb-album-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/drake-fans-predict-hell-take-a-sublime-shot-at-kendrick-as-rapper-shares-dumb-album-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake fans predict he&#8217;ll &#8216;take a sublime shot at Kendrick&#8217; as rapper shares &#8216;dumb&#8217; album update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_b56358\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Drake has teased the upcoming release of his long-awaited ninth studio album giving fans the opportunity to head to Toronto and find out first when it will drop<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1799598\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Drake has had a very public beef with Kendrick Lamar\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Drake has had a very public beef with Kendrick Lamar<cite aria-label=\"Image: AP\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: AP)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Drake has put his fans into a frenzy as he teased the release date for his new album with a frosty stunt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The rapper posted on Instagram on Monday, April 20, to show fans he had placed a stack of huge ice blocks on the street in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/canada\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Toronto<\/a> with the date for the upcoming release concealed inside them. Providing the location to fans on the social media app <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/drake\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Drake<\/a>, 39, teased the highly anticipated Iceman writing, &#8220;Release Date Inside. 81 BOND STREET DOWNTOWN TORONTO.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The album \u2014 his ninth studio release \u2014 is the follow-up to his 2023 offering, For All the Dogs. Many are expecting there to be at least some reference to rival Kendrick Lamar contained in the tracks after he very <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/music\/kendrick-lamar-drake-feud-grammys-1650075\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">publicly attacked Drake lyrically on several songs, including his hit single, Not Like Us, in 2024.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_952af0\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1786078\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/offset-coachella-set-wheelchair-shot-1786078\" tabindex=\"0\">Offset returns to Coachella stage in wheelchair days after being shot<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_952af0\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1797129\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/justin-bieber-billie-eilish-coachella-1797129\" tabindex=\"0\">Billie Eilish shocks Justin Bieber fans as she crawls onstage during his Coachella set<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Drake appeared delighted with his big reveal concept as he posed alongside it wearing a green and yellow Green Bay Packers varsity jacket, baggy jeans, and tan Timberland boots. Fans took to the comments section to share their opinion on both the stunt and the upcoming album.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One wrote, &#8220;Taking a bet with my friends that he takes a small sublime shot at Kendrick.\u201d A second said, \u201cWhat a waste of money and precious resources. There are people dying in wars and genocide, starving but sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1799597\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1799597\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Drake ICEMAN\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1799597.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_MIRROR-Drake-fans-predict-hell-take-a-sublime-shot-at-Kendrick-as-rapper-shares-dumb-album-upda.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1799597.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_MIRROR-Drake-fans-predict-hell-take-a-sublime-shot-at-Kendrick-as-rapper-shares-dumb-album-upda.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1799597.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_MIRROR-Drake-fans-predict-hell-take-a-sublime-shot-at-Kendrick-as-rapper-shares-dumb-album-upda.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1799597.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_MIRROR-Drake-fans-predict-hell-take-a-sublime-shot-at-Kendrick-as-rapper-shares-dumb-album-upda.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Drake teased ICEMAN with the huge display of ice blocks\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Drake teased ICEMAN with the huge display of ice blocks<cite aria-label=\"Image: champagnepapi\/Instagram\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: champagnepapi\/Instagram)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A third posted, \u201cPeople actually like this dumb ass shit?\u201d A fourth quipped, \u201cThis is so wasteful to those in countries who could use this water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A fifth social media user added, &#8220;All that good water we coulda used to cool down AI data centers.&#8221; Drake first hinted at his new album last year with several livestreams and the release of his single, What Did I Miss?<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1799595\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1799595\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Drake ICEMAN\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1799595.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_MIRROR-Drake-fans-predict-hell-take-a-sublime-shot-at-Kendrick-as-rapper-shares-dumb-album-upda.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1799595.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_MIRROR-Drake-fans-predict-hell-take-a-sublime-shot-at-Kendrick-as-rapper-shares-dumb-album-upda.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1799595.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_MIRROR-Drake-fans-predict-hell-take-a-sublime-shot-at-Kendrick-as-rapper-shares-dumb-album-upda.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1799595.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_MIRROR-Drake-fans-predict-hell-take-a-sublime-shot-at-Kendrick-as-rapper-shares-dumb-album-upda.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The rapper appeared delighted with his album teaser\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The rapper appeared delighted with his album teaser<cite aria-label=\"Image: champagnepapi\/Instagram\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: champagnepapi\/Instagram)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The promotion has ramped up in recent weeks, with a recent report from Billboard confirming that residents in Toronto had been left alarmed when they overheard explosions in the Downsview Park area. The explosions took place as part of a planned film shoot which is now believed to have been connected to Drake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Residents in the surrounding area were issued notices alerting them that there would be a \u201cpyrotechnic event\u201d as part of the shoot. However, many residents in the area complained that there was a lack of notice regarding the shoot and the noise involved.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1799594\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1799594\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Drake ICEMAN\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1799594.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_MIRROR-Drake-fans-predict-hell-take-a-sublime-shot-at-Kendrick-as-rapper-shares-dumb-album-upda.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1799594.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_MIRROR-Drake-fans-predict-hell-take-a-sublime-shot-at-Kendrick-as-rapper-shares-dumb-album-upda.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1799594.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_MIRROR-Drake-fans-predict-hell-take-a-sublime-shot-at-Kendrick-as-rapper-shares-dumb-album-upda.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1799594.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_MIRROR-Drake-fans-predict-hell-take-a-sublime-shot-at-Kendrick-as-rapper-shares-dumb-album-upda.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The album will be Drake's ninth studio release\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The album will be Drake&#8217;s ninth studio release<cite aria-label=\"Image: champagnepapi\/Instagram\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: champagnepapi\/Instagram)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Downsview Park management team subsequently issued an apology to neighbors. The statement, shared by the management team on Instagram, read, \u201cWe understand that the unexpected sounds were alarming and unsettling for many and we are sorry for the disruption this may have caused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It continued, \u201cWhile there was never any risk to public safety\u2014and Toronto Police Service and Toronto Fire Services were involved \u2014we recognize that this does not lessen the impact the experience had on those affected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Click <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMNaI0wswpaTqAw?ceid=GB%3Aen&amp;oc=3\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">here<\/strong><\/a><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> to follow the Mirror US on Google News to stay up to date with all the latest news, sport and entertainment stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"Factbox_factbox-container__hSMOa\" id=\"factbox\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Entering Factbox content\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"747106\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"factbox\" data-testid=\"factbox\">\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs Factbox_heading-three__NXU52 __className_d35a51\">Sign up to our FREE newsletter and get the top stories to your inbox<\/h3>\n<div class=\"Factbox_content__xdMV8\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">DAILY NEWSLETTER: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=ab05ec34-5eed-44b8-861e-5fa7078535c3&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Sign up here<\/a> to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.themirror.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drake has teased the upcoming release of his long-awaited ninth studio album giving fans the opportunity to head to Toronto and find out first when it will drop Drake has had a very public beef with Kendrick Lamar(Image: AP) Drake has put his fans into a frenzy as he teased the release date for his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2382070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[25844,37703],"class_list":["post-2382069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-drake","tag-kendrick-lamar"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Drake-fans-predict-hell-take-a-sublime-shot-at-Kendrick.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382069"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382071,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382069\/revisions\/2382071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}