Win.
Quite win. It has a good buildup, well mastered, yadayada. Your usual standard of excellence.
What would boost this track dramatically is vocals, but I'm pretty sure that's pretty obvious in hip-hop. :p
As Wylffyre1 pointed out, the choirs get repetitive. They're beautiful, but used to much. In the intro they fit just nieely, but some other choirs later on would be better. Or just leave them out after the intro and replace them with another melody.
Also, the more 'optimistic' part, the bells and all, they're not really fitting into hip-hop. They fit in medieval tracks, they fit in classical tracks. They fit into your style. Though this is a collab, and should be treated as one. I think the biggest flaw on this track is that there is more of a clash of both genres instead of a collaboration. Like they go on and off to 'shine'. You should let the genres flow into eachother like they're happily married with 3 children and a pool in the backyard. The thing is, that's darned difficult with these genres. It's near-impossible to make a track like that. You succeed very, VERY well in the intro. I'd say what distracts the most from the overall flow are the bells and the high pitched synths around it. The track starts with a darker moodset than where it ends. This track would seem fitting for vocals and that always somehow changes the way you look at a track. A problem occurs that when I try to think of meaning lyrics, I find myself starting with a sad story/problem and ending in a fairytale.
8.5/10
5/5
I'm not good enough to give technical advice. I tried to judge by my own feeling towards music and I hope it helped in any way. Don't get me wrong, I love the track to bits. It's original, but the collaboration feeling wore off midway. A bit of a shame, but totally understandable. Once again, it is incredibly hard. Both of you did a great job on the track.
~ La_Yinn, --'