ential ▁artist ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁ten ▁years ". ▁C udi , ▁who ▁had ▁since ▁admitted ▁himself ▁into ▁a ▁re h abil itation ▁facility ▁after ▁batt ling ▁with ▁de pression ▁and ▁suic idal ▁thoughts ▁following ▁a ▁Facebook ▁post , ▁thank ed ▁West , ▁among ▁other ▁supp or ters , ▁in ▁a ▁Facebook ▁post , ▁writing ▁that ▁" words ▁can ' t ▁really ▁express ▁how ▁much ▁it ▁made ▁my ▁heart ▁g low ". ▁West ▁himself ▁was ▁hospital ized ▁for ▁psych iat ric ▁observation ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁Saint ▁Pablo ▁Tour ▁being ▁cancel led ▁after ▁bringing ▁C udi ▁out ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁his ▁Sac r amento ▁show . ▁ ▁In ▁December , ▁C udi ▁released ▁his ▁sixth ▁album ▁Pass ion , ▁P ain ▁& ▁Dem on ▁S lay in ' ▁ ▁to ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁with ▁West ▁describing ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁" super ▁insp iring ". ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁West ▁performed ▁" F ather ▁St retch ▁My ▁H ands , ▁P t . ▁ 1 " ▁live ▁with ▁C udi . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁C udi ▁was ▁sp otted ▁recording ▁with ▁West ▁in ▁Wy oming . ▁West ▁returned ▁to ▁Wy oming ▁two ▁months ▁later ▁for ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁then - up coming ▁albums , ▁which ▁were ▁later ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" W y oming ▁S essions ". ▁Out side ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁albums , ▁West ▁also ▁executive ▁produced ,