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Drake confronts Adin Ross over unreleased ICEMAN leak by Bagwork

Published 16 September 2025

Drake angrily phoned streamer Adin Ross on Sunday after an unreleased track from his forthcoming ninth studio album, ICEMAN, was played on a live broadcast by two anonymous streamers known as Bagwork, thrusting the Toronto artist into a public dispute over how the music leaked. The exchange, captured on Ross's livestream and widely circulated online, came as Drake was promoting songs from the project and touring Europe.

In clips of the call, Drake can be heard pressing Ross for answers. "I asked you who they are. What the f?" he says, and later adds, "I don't even know who the f those kids are," language reflected in widely shared recordings of the stream. Ross told Drake he had no involvement in the leak and appeared to distance himself from the streamers, while others on the broadcast claimed Bagwork had obtained files and threatened to release more material. The streamers, who have been tied to a memecoin called BAGWORK, played a snippet that included bars widely attributed to Drake and a pointed reference to former Toronto Raptors star DeMar DeRozan.

The leaked verse references DeRozan's trade from Toronto and contrasts his tenure with Kawhi Leonard's arrival and the 2019...

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