Dom Kennedy – Designer Sh*t

Didn’t hear one bad track by Dom since I discovered his music through “Watermelon Sundae” years ago. I don’t know if he actually gets paid in any way for the music itself but one thing is for sure: If Dom Kennedy releases an album, I will buy at least five of them for me plus 5 from iTunes plus 5 from amazon mp3 which makes 15 plus 5 for my mom and 5 for my neighbor plus 5 to put them in that next fucking German BestBuy CD shelf. Five is the number of “albums” in my iTunes library that I feel he should have been paid for but of course he puts out everything for free. Oddisee (well, different audience but still music…) did it the same way with his crew Diamond District and some of his instrumental projects and ended up selling them all over the world and going on tour and so on. So this is why Dom is so important to me: Dom is about pursuing dreams, doing what he loves to do, going the hard way and just crushing it whatever people might say or write. I can’t wait for the next project which will be “From The Westside, With Love 2″ I guess. If you appreciate his music make sure you follow him on twitter and stuff and get his latest release “The Original Dom Kennedy“.

05.20.11