Drake Posts Threatening New Picture To Celebrate The Holidays

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Jun 2, 2019; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Recording artist Drake gestures during the third quarter of game two of the 2019 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports via Imagn Images
If this is Drake's idea of warning the industry before his new album "ICEMAN" comes out, then it's a very merry Christmas for OVO.

Drake recently hosted a few livestreams with BenDaDonnn to celebrate the holidays and give away some of his Stake earnings, sharing that Christmas spirit after a pretty eventful year. But in his newest Instagram photo dump for the celebratory season, fans made note of one particular image that's a little more aggressive than your typical holiday fare.

In it, Drizzy is wearing a red flannel and a fur hat, biting his lower lip as he points a handgun at the camera. It joined other snapshots such as some OVO Christmas decorations, Drake's recent Houston visit, and a couple of other notable sights. Considering the hype for the ICEMAN album, many fans are reading deeply into these images and all other social media activity he's been up to as of late.

So if this is the 6ix God's way of "threatening" the industry with a drop, then that bodes good news for hardcore fans who are hoping for one of the most consequential and fierce bodies of work in his catalog. We will hopefully soon know if it lives up to the hype...

When Is Drake Dropping ICEMAN?

We still don't have a release date for Drake's new album ICEMAN, but fans hope it will be out very, very soon. After all, we are fully into the icy winter season, and the PARTYNEXTDOOR collab album $ome $exy $ongs 4 U came out last February. It's all seemingly lining up for an early 2026 takeover, and months upon months of teases have fans foaming at the mouth.

With this newest photo dump, there were more references to the "Iceman" character, and The Boy addressed the demand for the album during his streams. It seems like 2025 won't be the year for his full-length solo studio album comeback. But hopefully 2026 will be worth the wait.

Meanwhile, Drake has more luxury to show off not just in his social media posts, but on the road. He recently showed off a one-of-one Rolls Royce with a lot of NASCAR details, which was quite impressive to see. Ahead of the New Year, expect that social media feed to be even more glitzy.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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