![]() ![]() Rodney Carmichael ABOUT SEASON 2 OF THE FORMULA ![]() In the process, they reveal how the best artist-producer collaborations work a lot like life - with real friends to distract us from, and soundtrack us through, all our drama. Together, in the funniest sit-down of the new season of The Formula, they walk us through the making of the song that lit the spark for the album. And he took additional music cues from Isaiah to make beats that tapped into Zay's old soul. On "Hey Mista," one of several songs Banx produced or co-produced on the album, he cut and pasted bars freestyled by Zay into two verses and a bridge. It helped Isaiah get out of his head, and get everything in his head committed to tape. Studio sessions commenced only after he led Isaiah on silly diversions down the weirdest rabbit holes of YouTube. Maybe by necessity, Kal became more than a star beatmaker. To survive it all, Isaiah had to battle through rehab, writer's block and three months of refuge spent on Kal Banx's couch while his pockets were on E. Released last July, The House Is Burning could be interpreted as a metaphor for planet Earth's hot mess and Isaiah's own inner demons. Cause when the music finally did come it needed to cut through everything blocking Isaiah Rashad's blessings. ![]() They became fast homies before making even a lick of music together. If Top Dawg thought there'd be fringe benefits to linking the Tennessee and Texas natives, he was right. "With mashed potatoes and cornbread," Kal adds. Like going half on a store-bought rotisserie chicken. When Isaiah Rashad and producer Kal Banx get homesick for the crib, as the only two Southern bruhs signed to West Coast powerhouse TDE are bound to sometimes, they find themselves bonding over the simplest pleasures. ![]()
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