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Kennedy clearly loves being to please the crowd, asking his DJ to cut the backing track off numerous times to allow his fans to rap along with him acapella. He arrives on stage fully decked out in matching La Lakers jersey and shorts, his hometown team.Īnother key element to being Californian is the glorious weather and Kennedy’s tracks make you feel like the sun is shining wherever the venue, which becomes apparent as he guides the crowd through hazy summer anthems “My Type Of Party’ and “Still Callin” with his trademark laid back flow. Kennedy cites Notorious B.I.G, Outkast and LL Cool J has three of his most prominent influences.ĭespite keeping the packed out venue waiting for over an hour, when West Coast rapper Dom Kennedy finally arrives on stage, the crowd is at fever pitch for the “Get Home Safely” show to begin.ĭom is unapologetically Californian, and he wants to make it known when he performs. In particular, he appeared on the track “She Needs Me” with Kendrick Lamar and MURS in 2010. Guest appearances on the album from other artists include Skeme, Krondon, Ty Dolla Sign and Nipsey Hussle.ĭom Kennedy has collaborated with many other hip hop artists, including King Chip, Big Sean and Curren$y and has himself made guest appearances on several albums. His second album “Get Home Safely” was released through his label Other People’s Money and debuted at number 29 in its first week, selling over 10,000 copies in the US. Major-label Interscope were interested in signing Kennedy in early 2013, however he turned down the offer and chose to remain independent. In 2012 he also travelled throughout Europe and the US for his Yellow Album Tour.

Stand-out track “My Type of Party” is one of his best-known songs and was ranked by Complex Magazine at number 43 in its “Best 50 Songs of 2012” list. It reached the top ten of hip hop and rap albums during its first week and was his first album to be released under self-established record label Other People’s Money. In June 2011, Dom Kennedy released his first commercial studio album on iTunes, titled “From the Westside with Love 2”. The mixtape gained over 100,000 downloads, and Dom Kennedy was quickly being recognized as a major player on the West Coast hip hop scene. He went on to release a further four independent mixtapes, most notably his third, the critically acclaimed “From the Westside with Love”, released in 2010. His track “Watermelon Sundae” in particular was played widely on local radio stations. Kennedy released his debut mixtape album “25th Hour” in 2008 and a buzz soon surrounded him on South side L.A.

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