Here’s the new project from Dom Kennedy in the form of The Original Dom Kennedy. Sidenote, I wrote this bio! tahahahahaha #swag. This shit is massively dope for entirely no reason, I’m just on “Turn Me Out” like yea, this shit’s dope hahaha.
It could be said that Dom Kennedy wears Leimert Park proudly on his back, as it’s a theme shown throughout his music. “Leimert Park, what’s cool?” is a common theme used in my music to show the significance of the neighborhood that raised him. Dom Kennedy does his music for more than himself, and reps Leimert Park in songs more than just shouting it out because it sounds cool but rather out of social obligation and responsibility. “I know what rap did for me when I was younger and how it affected me. A chance to do that and give it back, I had to,” explains Kennedy. “When I would listen to Outkast for example, it would take me right to the streets of Savannah, GA, where I could almost feel myself riding in a big Cadillac with Big Boi and Dre. It gave me that sense of security, that acceptance, as if I was apart of something. It’s beyond important for the kids today to see they can do it too, I don’t mind being the example. “
Dom Kennedy has become living proof of the cliché “hard work pays off,” which ironically is a chorus in one of his songs, “Hard Work.” (Future Drug/Street Sounds). Entering the scene in 2008 with his debut mixtape, 25th Hour, a project he promoted, distributed and co-produced along with Jason Madison. After gaining local and national buzz from the project, Kennedy followed up with a project that essentially put him on the map in the form of the 2009 release FutureDrug/Street Sounds. The mixtape used an all-original palette, which in turn grabbed the attention of major labels, blogs, and hip-hop fans worldwide. In the fall of 2009, Kennedy teamed up with DJ Sour Milk of Power 106 and The Los Angeles Leakers to produce his third mixtape The Best After Bobby. The mixtape release would legitimize his fan base and increase a nation-wide buzz, receiving over 10,000 downloads within the first few hours of release.
In the Spring of 2010, Kennedy topped all of his prior mixtapes with the release of his mixtape From The Westside With Love, a project that is a refreshing ode to California, as well as a project that has placed Kennedy on a higher plateau making him synonymous with the emerging “New West Movement” and the front runner of that movement. The visuals from the project alone have expanded on the concept of what’s considered independent, and lyrically, Dom Kennedy comes hard making songs that make listeners want to recite every word, which has been reflected in his sold out shows around the world—even in Africa. Kennedy is gearing up to release the follow up to the mixtape this spring in the form of From The Westside With Love Too, a project that he feels will show tremendous growth for him as an artist—covering different experiences with more depth.
Prior to the release of From The Westside With Love II, Kennedy is releasing The Original Dom Kennedy. The project shows tremendous growth for Kennedy, who with this project shows a level of clarity—finding his true self, and being more in tune with himself than with any of his predecessors. Kennedy’s main objective is to make a global impact through his music so that his messages lives on, and he’s pretty much there. A career in music for Kennedy was once a dream, now he’s making it into a reality.
Download: Dom Kennedy The Original Dom Kenedy Here.
