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ICEMAN: From the Crate to the Ice
They buried the release date in a 25-foot block of Toronto ice. We go back to the crate, back to Room for Improvement and So Far Gone, to read what Drake is saying with ICEMAN.
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Before the Ice: Drake's First Mixtape and the DJ Who Said Yes
February 14, 2006. A 19-year-old on the Degrassi set called a Southern DJ who hosted tapes for Lil Wayne. DJ Smallz said yes. Everything else is the rest of the story.
They Met in College on Long Island. Now They're on Hot 97.
Kast One on the Bronx fire escape, the LIU dorm room, and the night at Gleason's.
Dipset Ran the Streets Before the Industry Knew What Hit Them
Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, DJ Kay Slay. Harlem, 2002.
March 9, 1997: The Culture Never Let Him Go
Twenty-nine years after Christopher Wallace was killed, Brooklyn still holds it down. The murals, the tapes, and an 80-track DJ tribute on the date he died.
Eli's Rotation
Every week, my 15-year-old son Eli picks the track that's got his generation talking. This is what's on repeat in the halls, the group chats, and the car rides home from school.
1300saint
ea feat. Nine Vicious
Last week: Jaybexo - like a rasta
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Now in the Vault
Dedication 2
Lil Wayne & DJ Drama
Three Philly kids moved to Atlanta and changed hip-hop forever. DJ Drama, Don Cannon, and Lil Wayne built the tape that made the "best rapper alive" claim impossible to argue with.
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May 15, 2026. Drake drops ICEMAN, Habibti, and Maid of Honour at midnight — forty-three songs, all three live at once. Ran To Atlanta is the opening statement.
Drake, Future, Molly Santana - Ran To Atlanta