Since 2008, Kennedy has released 5 independent mixtapes, most notably his 2010 critically acclaimed mixtape From the Westside with Love.
17 Facts About Dom Kennedy
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Dom Kennedy was born on August 22,1984 in Los Angeles, California.
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Dom Kennedy played baseball to get out of the inner city to stay safe and out of trouble.
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Dom Kennedy played basketball everyday from the age of five to the age of 16.
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Around this time, Dom Kennedy's cousin Madison was a film student at Loyola Marymount University, sparking the beginning importance of visuals in Dom Kennedy's later projects.
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Dom Kennedy took a personal stance in the mixtape against major hip hop DJ and producer Funkmaster Flex.
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Dom Kennedy performed his first show outside of the US in 2011 in Djibouti, Africa.
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In 2012, Dom Kennedy traveled throughout Europe and the United States for his Yellow Album World Tour.
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On June 2,2015, Dom Kennedy released his third studio album entitled, By Dom Kennedy.
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On December 23,2016, Dom Kennedy released his fourth studio album entitled, Los Angeles Is Not For Sale, Vol.
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Dom Kennedy teamed up with Hit-Boy in order to create their own Hip-Hop group entitled Half-A-Mil.
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In 2019, Dom Kennedy was featured in Kehlani's song "Nunya" from her mixtape, While We Wait.
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Dom Kennedy appeared in the song's music video, which was released on February 20,2019.
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In 2014 Dom Kennedy signed Los-Angeles based rap group, Warm Brew to his independent-label OPM.
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Dom Kennedy is often heard proclaiming his hometown rep one liner "Leimert Park what's cool".
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In 2011, Dom Kennedy was recognized as one of the leading artist in a new wave of West coast hip hop artist.
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Dom Kennedy is known for his laid back flow, wordplay and unique storytelling.