also in 2011 in Dijibouti, Africa.įollowing the release of From the Westside With Love II, Kennedy headlined at The Key Club in West Hollywood, California alongside fellow West Coast rappers Overdoz, Epic Twelve, and Black Cobain. Kennedy performed his first show outside of the U.S. Cole’s were featured online by major, hip hop music magazine The Source (magazine). The show was hosted by cable entertainment network Black Entertainment Television.īoth his performance and that of East Coast rapper J. On his song “The Homies”, Kennedy takes shots at Flex’s disparaging remarks regarding the late California rapper Tupac Shakur: “Shit I heard Funk Flex say that Pac ain’t shit/ and I hope when you see him that he slap your mouth/” In 2011, Kennedy performed at premier film festival South by Southwest’s Music Matters Show in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Kennedy also took a personal stance in the mixtape against major hip hop DJ and producer Funkmaster Flex. The way we grew up and our lifestyle, being kids from the inner city of Los Angeles. “…with The Original Dom Kennedy, it was a time for me to take stand-in music. In an interview with MTV News reporter James Lacsina, Kennedy described the project as something that was a testament to himself in the rap game as well as the city he proudly represents: In early 2011, Kennedy released his 5th studio mixtape The Original Dom Kennedy, a tape meant to reflect Kennedy’s individuality and sound as an artist. Kennedy also began releasing an extensive amount of visual material at this time, including From the Westside With Love music videos for songs such as “1997”, “Locals Only”, and “The 4 Heartbeats”.
Gaining over 100,000 internet downloads, With the success of From the Westside With Love, Kennedy became a major player on the independent circuit, traveling for performances throughout and outside the country including a show in Dijibouti, Africa.
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THE ALBUM PROVED TO BE AN EVEN BIGGER SUCCESS, HITTING THE TOP 25 AND EARNING CRICITAL ACCLAIM. 2013 SAW THE RELEASE OF HIS SECOND PROPER ALBUM GET HOME SAFELY BY THE END OF THE YEAR. AND EUROPE IN 2012, AND RELEASED THE YELLOW ALBUM WITH THE LEAD SINGLE "MY TYPE OF PARTY", THIS MIXTAPE IS REGUARDED AS AN ALL TIME FAVORITE WORLDWIDE. FROM THE WESTSIDE WITH LOVE II ARRIVED IN 2011 AND WAS A SUCCESS, HITTING THE TOP 100 OF THE BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM CHART. NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A FAIR DEAL TO SUIT HIM, THE TALENTED MC INSTEAD STARTED HIS OWN LABEL, THE OPM COMPANY, WHICH HE HAS USED TO RELEASE HIS OWN ALBUMS AS WELL AS FOR OTHERS. BY THIS POINT, HE HAD BEGUN TOURING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY, PLAYING A SHOW IN DJIBOUTI, AFRICA. KENNEDY MADE HIS DEBUT IN 2008 WITH 25TH HOUR, FROM THE WESTSIDE WITH LOVE IN 2010, AND THE ORIGINAL DOM KENNEDY IN 2011. WITH A STYLE THAT PAIRS SIMPLE LYRICISM WITH A KNACK FOR NARRATION, KENNEDY TOOK INSPIRATION FROM RAP LEGENDS SUCH AS DJ QUIK, 2PAC AND THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. BORN IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, DOM KENNEDY (BORN DOMINIC HUNN) IS AN ARTIST WITH A FIERCELY INDEPENDENT STREAK.
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