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CP24 Confirms Activity at CN Tower Connected to Drake
The livestream capped a weeks-long rollout that included ice-sculpture stunts and surprise guests as Drake prepared to release Iceman at midnight.
- On Thursday, Toronto-born rapper Drake promoted his new album, Iceman, by bathing the 553-metre CN Tower in an icy blue glow during a livestream leading up to the album's midnight release.
- This spectacle followed a weeks-long promotional campaign featuring ice blocks in a downtown Toronto parking lot and a thunderous explosion in North York, which Toronto police confirmed was tied to a film shoot.
- The livestream featured a skit with comedian Shane Gillis and Drake's son, Adonis Graham, alongside a track featuring American rapper Future, while Drake reflects on recent years and his father Dennis Graham's cancer diagnosis.
- Confirming a 10-minute fireworks display over the water at Harbourfront Centre late Thursday, The City of Toronto noted the pyrotechnics were part of a private video shoot associated with the album's promotion.
- Previously featured on the cover of Drake's Views, which turned 10 last month, the CN Tower also appeared in Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, cementing its status as a frequent backdrop for the rapper's projects.
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Drake Iceman Toronto takeover has fans worldwide feeling ‘jealous’ of the city - NOW Toronto
Torontonians are already flooding downtown streets ahead of Drake’s highly anticipated ninth studio album, Iceman. Just weeks after fans crowded around a mysterious ice structure near Eaton Centre tied to the album rollout, the Toronto rapper appears to be turning the city into parts of the spectacle again. Fans have now gathered around the CN Tower following Drake’s ICEMAN EPISODE 4 livestream, which appears to show the rapper on the landmark’s…
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