Released a week after 's messy eighth album, , the eponymous debut effort from -- and 's rap superduo -- became inseparable from its predecessor's narrative, both warranting that album's merit and improving upon its ideas with superior production, imagination, and listenability. is another seven-track effort recorded alongside a handful of others during 's so-called Wyoming Sessions. Following the arrivals of 's , not only emerges atop the Wyoming Sessions ranks, but also as a top release in either artist's respective catalogs. Fully-realized and lushly layered, is the culmination of a long and fruitful relationship between , one that peaked on 2008's emo-rap progenitor and continued over a decade. No time is wasted here and, even though satisfies, it leaves listeners craving much more. Continuing where 's insular and complicated mental health therapy session left off, turns the darkness and confusion around with sharp focus and a dose of optimism. In top form, handles most of the production -- from the -esque stomp of "Fire" to the haunting title track -- while offering choice verses alongside guests (the -y "Feel the Love"), ("4th Dimension"), ' comrade ("Cudi Montage"), and (fka ) ("Kids See Ghosts"). Meanwhile, handles the bulk of the vocal duties and provides a figurative shoulder on which can lean. This support is vital for 's allure, as the two bounce off each other effortlessly, an alchemy produced by their shared demons and struggles. For once, sounds like the one who has it together, the apprentice supporting his former mentor. On an album of highlights, "4th Dimension" and "Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2)" are standouts, as exciting and vital as anything produced in his early-2000s golden years. Sampling 's swinging holiday track "What Will Santa Claus Say," the former features 's best flow, which, when the hard beat clicks into step with 's verse, is a thrill; while the latter track builds upon the brief glimmer of hope offered on 's "Ghost Town" in a bold and exciting moment of triumph as proclaims, "Nothing hurts me anymore/Guess what, baby? I am free." That energy is peppered throughout, from the mantras of "Reborn" ("I'm so reborn/I'm moving forward") to the -sampling "Cudi Montage," where the song's namesake repeats "Stay strong/Lord, shine your light on me/Save me please." is everything wasn't, delivering a worthwhile listen in spite of the extended PR disaster that preceded its release. With as the yang to 's yin, the pair inch closer to finding peace and a light in the darkness. ~ Neil Z. Yeung