Back in 2012, news surfaced about a posthumous Aaliyah album executive-produced by Drake and his producer, Noah "40" Shebib. Drake shared one track, "Enough Said", in 2012 and previewed another track in December. Now, in an interview with Vibe, 40 says he's pulled the plug on the album.

Shebib said that he received Timbaland's blessing to make the album. "I think that was Tim taking the position of, 'I’m not going to stop you. If you’re not going to do it, that’s your decision,'" Shebib said.

However, he "wasn't comfortable and didn't like the stigma" that came with the public's perception of Drake's involvement with the record. "The world reacting to Drake’s involvement so negatively, I just wanted nothing to do with it," he said. "That was a very sad experience for me."

He decided to cancel the project altogether when Aaliyah's mother said, "I don't want this out". "[That] was enough for me," he said. "I walked away very quickly."

Here's what he said about how the project came about:

Aaliyah’s label Blackground—the Hankersons, her uncle and cousin—came to me and said if she was around she’d want you to do this [posthumous] project. I’ve been obsessed with Aaliyah forever, and I know Drake has his relationship with her. But that opportunity was mine. Drake said, “Can I do it with you?” and I was like, “Of course, we’ll do it together.”

Read the full interview here. Watch Drake preview one of the Aaliyah tracks: