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Drake dropped the third installment of his ICEMAN series on YouTube Thursday night (Sept. 4), and while fans tuned in with high anticipation, streamer Kai Cenat wasn’t impressed. In fact, he flat-out trashed it.
“Biggest waste of my f–king time. The biggest waste of my goddamn… Yo, yo, yo, yo, I can’t fake it! I can’t fake it! That was a— I can’t fake it! I can’t fake it! I actually can’t fake it. Like, I actually can’t fake it. That was so a–! I can’t fake it! I can’t fake it. Oh, my god! We just wasted an hour and a half! Wow! Okay,” Cenat ranted live to his own audience, visibly frustrated after streaming the episode in real time.
The blunt reaction marked a noticeable shift in Cenat’s relationship with the Toronto superstar, considering their history of crossover moments. Just a week prior, on Aug. 27, Drake and PartyNextDoor dropped 19 different music videos for their joint album $ome $exy $ongs 4 U — a creative contest born out of Cenat’s own suggestions earlier this year.
Back in May, Cenat had voiced his disappointment with the original “Nokia” video, saying he wished the visuals had gone in a different direction. Instead of brushing it off, Drake leaned into the critique, collaborating with Cenat on a global contest to give aspiring directors a shot at reimagining the track. Winners were revealed in June, and by late August, the full set of fan-made videos hit Drake’s “Directed” platform.
While the partnership highlighted Drizzy’s openness to digital creators, it also connected to a broader industry conversation. The “Toosie Slide” crooner’s recent lawsuit involving Universal Music Group raised questions about the economics of reaction content, with Drake and his lawyers arguing that creators such as Cenat benefit from UMG’s decision to “whitelist” certain recordings for re-use. UMG, for its part, has dismissed the claims as “illogical” and “frivolous.”
For now, Cenat’s outburst underscores the push-and-pull between Drake and one of the internet’s biggest cultural commentators. He’s been both a partner and a critic, and if his livestream is any indication, Iceman might be testing even his loyalty.
