Summary
- Kal Banx has shared his first-ever solo album: RHODA
- The two-disc LP spans 25 tracks in total and features contributions from a multitude of Banx’s close collaborators, such as Isaiah Rashad, Smino, and SiR
A visionary force behind the scenes, Kal Banx has been a pioneering player in evolving the modern-day hip hop production ether. Elevating the tracks of a myriad of Top Dawg Entertainment rappers – Doechii, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Isaiah Rashad, just to name a few – by way of his production hand, Banx’s credits speak for themselves. With other notable credits for Baby Keem, Denzel Curry, Smino and Little Simz, it’s hard to believe the Grammy-winning TDE affiliate is just now making his solo debut, but it’s clear Banx wanted to do it right. He wasn’t going to rush it. And now we have RHODA: a versatile and
Of course, RHODA’s production is top-notch, with Banx relishing in his unlimited creative range across the lengthy offering. He handles most of the production along with contributions from Thelonious Martin and Mez, the latter of whom also offers a verse to a particular peak of the album, “CHICKEN.”
The themes of the track bleed through the entire album, a project rooted in identity, family and the concept of “home.”
“RHODA is an album about finding home and finding foundation. I went through a pretty life-changing experience with the loss of my mom, and through that grief, I started wondering what home is and what my foundation is because I didn’t understand how much of my confidence and understanding came from my mom’s reassurance, direction, or guidance,” reflected Banx in an Instagram video.
“When she passed on, it felt like I didn’t know where to go or what to do or what was going on for real. That led me to think a lot. I started writing more. I started exploring those thoughts more. That led me to the understanding that home is a feeling. Home is wrapped up in all these experiences that create the foundation of who you are.”
RHODA spans two discs, the first running for 12 tracks and the second lasting 13, for a total of 25 tracks in total.
Features are plentiful, plucked from Banx’s expansive, genre-wide network. Contributors include Rashad and Smino on Disc 2, along with SiR, Maxo Kream, Buddy, Mez, Baby Tate, Pink Siifu, Childish Major, Audrey Nuna, and Maxo, among others. The full tracklist is included below.
Disc 1
1. SEQOUIA ft. Rose Gold
2. 400 ft. Pink Siifu, Reggie & Outlaw Mel
3. TECH TECH TECH ft. Hi-Tech. Yakiyin & Felix!
4. IG ft. Baby Tate
5. CRUCIAL ft. King Milo
6. CHICKEN ft. Mez
7. STEPPING STONE
8. LOSE CONTROL
9. SPILL ft. Maxo
10. 1019
11. 574
12. STAY WITH MEDisc 2
13. HOP OUT CHO FEELINS ft. Smino & Buddy
14. ROB THE ROBBER ft. Maxo Kream
15. ONNALO ft. AUDREY NUNA
16. BACK IT UP ft. Childish Major, Akeem, SiR, & Kent Jamz
17. MOB ft. SiR
18. CARE NOW ft. AUDREY NUNA
19. A WORD 4M MEL ft. Outlaw Mel
20. BOSS UP ft. THE Ichibon Don & Daylyt
21. 0022ZAY ft. Isaiah Rashad
22. SUN STORY ft. Isaiah Rashad
23. IT AINT RIGHT ft.C.S Armstrong
24. MEMO2
25. MAMA PAIN ft. C.S Armstrong
RHODA just might be what brings Banx out of the shadows and into the spotlight, marking both an intentional and impressive debut.
Stream the album on all major streaming platforms now.
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