Canadian rapper Aubrey Drake Graham’s album, ICEMAN, is expected to be released in 2026. However, musical artist BenDaDonn said he had some suggestions for the rapper. During a recent streaming session with DDG, the latter asked if he got to listen to the songs on the album. Ben said he heard around six to seven songs and mentioned:“Yeah, but I went back. When I heard it, I was like, ‘Okay. This sh*t is going crazy.’ I was like, and I told the boy, ‘We want to hear bars like, we want to hear some more bars because he had like some dope […] like he turned up club sh*t. He had like, you know, what I am saying, the sh*t for the ladies and I am like, ‘Bro. We need…I am trying to hear some bar.’”Besides Ben, Adin Ross had previously claimed that he got to listen to all the songs in Drake’s ICEMAN. Ross said:“He sent me the whole album early, so I got to listen to that. It was great album.”In October 2025, DJ Akademiks sat down for a conversation with DJ Vlad. The host asked if ICEMAN is going to be Drake’s last album. Akademiks commented that it might not be the last album, but the one that fulfils the contract for Universal. However, he opined that Graham might not leave Universal and become a free agent at all. There is also a possibility of getting a collab album after this. He said:“I don't see him walking away from that. I just don't see him like no one it wouldn't make sense on paper for anyone to pay him more than Universal could either.”Drake talks about what he planned for ICEMANIn November 2025, Drake spoke to Complex, where he discussed his plans with ICEMAN. He said that with this ninth studio album, he wanted to try something different, like doing theatre-like streams on YouTube. According to the rapper:“I have been dying to act and have been dying for a challenge. The game is extremely calm seas right now. Nobody is rocking any boat on the water and so once we discussed a live stream rollout, it just sounded like the perfect mix of risk and reward for me.”Speaking about livestreaming, Drake said that he was good at noticing changes and didn’t let them affect him in a negative way. He explained that he didn’t feel jealous or desperate, and instead focused on how he could adapt, support others, and be part of the bigger space.When talking about livestreaming, he said he studied different styles and found real-life streams more exciting because they had more energy and unexpected moments compared to simple indoor streams. He asked:“How high can the quality get? How many cameras can we get to go live at once? 12? 13? 14? Can we get a drone shot to go live?”According to Drake, the requests became "unhinged" because he was desperate to push beyond the limits.