This hip-hop trio had a laid-back West Coast style. Stylized alternately and inconsistently as either “K2S” or “K II S”, the acronym stood for “Keys to Salvation.” The group was an unapologetic Gospel rap group, consisting of siblings Donald Newman (AKA Smooth) and Jennifer Lee-Newman (Jen-E), and Kabuc (AKA K-Buc). Kabuc left the group in 2004, leaving K2S as a duo for their final album.
They released a demo cassette in 1994, and then four full-length albums for a variety of record labels including heavyweights Grapetree Records and Metro One Recordings. “Get Down” is taken from their debut full-length West Coast Thang.
