Drake Reveals He’s Been ‘Staying Up All Night’ Recording ‘Iceman’

While helping Stake celebrate its eighth anniversary during a livestream, Drake opened up about the recording process for his forthcoming album, Iceman. According to the Toronto native, he’s been keeping some odd hours as he works to complete the album. Iceman would count as the rapper’s ninth studio album and works as the follow-up to 2023’s For All The Dogs.

“I’ll stay up all night f*cking recording for Iceman,” Drake said in the livestream. He also mentioned that he is working to find a healthy balance between work and play. He enjoys partying with friends when possible, but he also makes time to return to the studio to record.

“They’re having a full-blown party outside,” Drake said. “I can hear people and having a street festival all day. I’ll go out there. I’ll f*cking run out there. I’ll turn up with them, do shots, come back— like, I just want a little, you know, I wanna feel it.”

In other news, a federal judge in Manhattan has allowed Drake’s legal team to serve a key third-party witness using alternative methods, after repeated attempts at personal delivery failed in the rapper’s ongoing lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG).

In a memorandum opinion filed earlier this week, Judge Jeannette A. Vargas granted the motion permitting service of a subpoena on Kojo Menne Asamoah, who Drake claims knows UMG’s alleged efforts to manipulate streaming numbers tied to a recording the artist says is defamatory.

“Plaintiff alleges that Mr. Asamoah possesses knowledge relating to UMG’s use of covert tactics to promote the Defamatory Material,” the court wrote, “including because Plaintiff believes that Mr. Asamoah was involved in directing payments and/or financial incentives from UMG to third parties involved in online botting.” Drake’s legal team has listed Asamoah as a relevant witness in their initial disclosures.