K. Gaines and Maxwell Benson. Photo Credit: Swank PR

Brooklyn spitter K. Gaines and producer Maxwell Benson inks new deal with Priority/Captiol Records on highly anticipated EP “Ticket to Elsewhere.”  The EP serves as a puzzle piece in a much broader arch of works K. Gaines plans to release over the course of 2017/2018 including subsequent EPs. Each installment will showcase musical styles from distinct regions of the US with feature producers from each region.

Listen to K. Gaines New Mixtape “Capitol Gaines”

Ticket To Elsewhere will push the envelope in hip hop over the course of seven tracks. From the socio – politically charged jungle ruckus of “Riot Gear” to the clever tales of “Glass Ceilings” (featuring Sebastian Marciano from Stereo Off) and major feature with Ras Kass. Ticket To Elsewhere also features work by up and coming Los Angeles visual artist Reef Kills. The artwork for each EP in the series, will form a more intricate visual piece with all the purpose and intention of a map.

“What we have is a beautiful conceptual arc,” K. Gaines tells RESPECT Magazine.

“When we blend our sounds, subject matter, and flows, what we are giving you is a ticket to somewhere else. Each EP is a puzzle piece to a different region. ”

 

Benson adds:

“We’re not chasing the crowd with this one, it’s an art piece. Not everybody’s gonna get where we‘re going, but we can leave a map in case they want to catch up.”

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The Museum of Light was granted exclusive access to interviews with the acts on Motown’s label at a July showcase held at Capitol Records in Los Angeles. The acts who are defined as The New Definition of Soul talked to The Museum of Light about their journey as artists and shared their reflections on alchemy.

In this special series Alchemy in Motown Mila J, Sebaastian Kole, and Kevin Ross will share their thoughts on becoming a star, not in the sense of “fame” but in the sense of alchemy.

Alchemy in Motown will be debuting online with The Museum of Light and Respect Magazine this summer!

You can also find this story and others from The Museum of Light at RESPECT Magazine.

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Photo credit above: Chris Contreras, Danez World

 

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