"Dallas-born artist and Grammy-winning producer Kal Banx has been one of hip-hop's quiet architects for years. His fingerprints stretch across culture: Isaiah Rashad's The House Is Burning, J. Cole's Revenge of the Dreamers III, and records with Baby Keem, SZA, Jorja Smith, Schoolboy Q, SiR, and Denzel Curry. Most recently, he earned a Grammy for his production on Doechii's Alligator Bites Never Heal. Rhythm, Southern bounce, and legacy in motion."
"Now, after shaping the sound of a generation from behind the boards, Banx is stepping into his own spotlight with RHODA, his debut album. The record is stacked with collaborators like Isaiah Rashad, SiR, Maxo Kream, Smino, Buddy, Mez, Baby Tate, Pink Siifu, Childish Major and more. At its core, though, RHODA is Banx himself, handling most of the production, blending Southern soul with experimental textures, gospel layers with hard-hitting drums, and introspection with undeniable bounce."
"It is both intimate and cinematic, carrying the lineage of narrative-driven hip-hop classics like The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city, or De La Soul's skit-heavy worlds. When my mom passed away, it was like, damn, she's not there anymore, so now that's just a space, Banx says. It made me realise, like, okay, home isn't a physical place It's a feeling of home that I'm looking for. That search for home powers the entire record."
Kal Banx is a Dallas-born, Grammy-winning producer who has shaped modern hip-hop through work with Isaiah Rashad, J. Cole, SZA, Baby Keem, and others. RHODA is Banx's debut album, released in two parts, featuring collaborators including Isaiah Rashad, SiR, Maxo Kream, Smino, and more. Banx produced most of the record, fusing Southern soul, experimental textures, gospel layers, and hard-hitting drums with introspective lyrics and Southern bounce. The album centers on family, lineage, and a search for home after his mother's death, tracing a newly uncovered ancestry to a matriarch named Rhoda from Crockett, Texas. RHODA balances intimacy and cinematic storytelling rooted in hip-hop narratives.
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