From the West Side.

For some West Coast vibes,

meet Dom Kennedy.

Dominic Hunn,

from Leimert Park, Cali. 

was born Aug.22.1984

In 2008, Dom Kennedy dropped his first debut mixtape, 

25th Hour,

featuring the radio hit, Watermelon Sundae. 

After this mixtape came Best After Bobby in 2009 and Future Street/Drug Sounds.

Hours after dropping Best After Bobby, 

10,000 downloads occurred putting him on the map with all the rest of the top rappers,

now with Dom Kennedy a popular rap name to underground hiphop.

Within the next 3 years, Dom K. dropped two more mixtapes,

The Yellow Album and Young Nation. 

OPM, Other People's Money, was a record label created by Dom. himself 

and with this label, dropped two more mixtapes,

From the Westside With Love II & Get Home Safely. 

WHY DOM KENNEDY?

Well for one, Dom Kennedy is one of the west coast rappers that I do enjoy listening to because he brings a laid back kind of style of rapping to the table. I first began to listen to him when I heard Graduate on From the Westside With Love II and fell in love with the kick back beat. Nothing too hard or too soft, it was perfect. Talking about just hanging out with the homies on a nice night out, something anyone could relate to. He resembles someone like Nipsey Hussle. Even the song Watermelon Sundae just is something different from what you would hear today. Maybe it's me, but when it comes to East v. West, its very distinct and you can tell the rappers apart. See for yourself, a great example: TuPac v. Biggie.