It tracks that Saba and No ID would take a photography class together. For Saba, focusing on the small things helps to settle racing thoughts and preserve everyday joys. No ID has variously been Kanye’s mentor, Jermaine Dupri’s understudy, and Big Sean’s and Vince Staples’ A&R. From the Private Collection of Saba & No ID goes further, merging and morphing the artists’ styles. Saba and No ID initially imagined the collab as a mixtape, but as they befriended each other and continued to record, it became an album.