Baptized in Fire
"Baptized in Fire" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kid Cudi. It was released on December 1, 2016, as an instant-grat from his sixth studio album, "Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'". The song was produced by Mike Dean, Plain Pat and Kid Cudi. It features American rapper Travis Scott, and samples "Deja Vu" by Mort Garson. It marks the third collaboration between the artists, following the tracks "Way Back" and "Through the Late Night" from Scott’s album, "Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight". Release and promotion. On December 1, 2016, the album was  made available for pre-order on the iTunes Store, with "Baptized in Fire", featuring Travis Scott, as the "instant gratification track". It was released to Google Play the following day. Critical reception. Adrian Marcano from "Inverse" named it as the fourth best song from the album and wrote that it "goes extra hard with a deep bassy twang that we hear on a lot of records that Travis is on". Noisey wrote: "The brooding track finds both artists showcasing their signature, crawling harmonies".