On March 21, 2011, Tesfaye self-released his debut mixtape "House of Balloons". The mixtape included production from Canadian producers Illangelo and Doc McKinney, and included the tracks produced by Rose, although he did not receive production credits like he told Tesfaye to do. When Rose found out about this, he told Tesfaye that he didn't want to work with him anymore. Rose also told VICE that he wasn't paid by Tesfaye. "House of Balloons" was met with positive reviews. It was named as one of ten shortlisted nominees for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.