Drake drops 43-track triple album, name-checks SBF and bitcoin
On May 15, 2026, Drake released three solo albums totaling 43 tracks. On Iceman cut “Dust” he calls himself a “BTC crypto big-timer” and name-drops Sam Bankman-Fried.
Drake released three surprise solo albums on May 15, 2026 — Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour — totaling 43 tracks. On the Iceman cut “Dust” he raps, “An FTX penthouse high-riser, yeah / Samuel Bankman, free all my guys up, yeah,” and later, “Ayy, I am, I am, I am / A BTC, crypto big-timer.” Those are the only explicit references to bitcoin, FTX or Sam Bankman-Fried across the three projects.
The three albums are Drake’s first major solo releases since 2023’s For All the Dogs. “Dust” includes lyrics about sold-out shows, luxury travel and surviving the music industry; the FTX and bitcoin lines appear in the song’s second verse.
Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted in November 2023 on multiple counts tied to the 2022 collapse of FTX, which left an estimated $8 billion shortfall. He is serving a 25-year sentence in California. Following a change in the U.S. presidency, Bankman-Fried and his family lobbied for a pardon; White House officials described clemency as unlikely.
Bitcoin was trading in the high five figures at the time of the release. Prediction markets on Polymarket showed active wagers on whether Drake would name-check cryptocurrency. Social accounts recorded a brief price dip after the albums dropped.
Drake’s public history with bitcoin includes several transactions and partnerships. In early 2022 public reports detailed a transfer of 6.6 BTC from Drake to another artist to help set up a bitcoin wallet. Later that year Drake entered a commercial partnership with a crypto betting platform reported to be worth more than $100 million annually. He placed over $1.25 million in bitcoin on an NFL game while streaming under the handle “Stakedrake” and gave away roughly $1 million in bitcoin during those sessions. In November 2022 he posted a photograph of a diamond-encrusted hardware wallet. He has invested in payments and crypto firms and posted pro-bitcoin content to his audience. A 2025 song compared personal volatility to bitcoin price swings.
No other track across Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour mentions bitcoin, crypto, FTX or Bankman-Fried. The lyric intersects with public discussion about the collapse of FTX and about potential pardons as a documentary about the collapse approaches release.
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