Drake and Lil Wayne Cancel Collaboration Album Because of “Watch the Throne”

Watch the Throne Causes Drake and Lil Wayne to Cancel Collaboration Album

Talking to XXL, Drake revealed that a proposed collaboration album between him and Lil Wayne was scrapped for fear of comparison to Watch the Throne.

Me and Wayne scrapped the idea of a collaboration album. We just agreed that it would be looked upon as… It would be sort of this competition [with Watch The Throne]. I feel like it would get caught in this whirlwind of hype. [Wayne] agreed. We just said, ‘If we do it, we’ll do it down the line. But right now is not the time.

Kanye West and Jay-Z Receive “Watch the Throne” Platinum Plaques

Kanye West and Jay-Z Receive "Watch the Throne" Platinum Plaques

After their show at Madison Square Garden on Monday, Kanye and Jay-Z were presented with a pair of giant platinum plaques for Watch the Throne, marking two million records sold worldwide.

The album sold 436,000 copies in its first week in the US alone, and reached #1 on the Billboard 200.