No worries for he and his label mates because business is better than ever and the buzz around Dom Kennedy is ever-growing. After dropping five projects since 2008 Kennedy, has been approached by several major labels for a deal but the offers havenвЂ™t been exactly what he is looking for at the moment. Now at 27 years of age, Dom Kennedy is writing all of his own material. I would get inspired at home and write my own version of it.вЂќ вЂњLike I never even told people,вЂќ said Kennedy. As the years went by, he kept at it and found his self always having a notebook or a loose paper around to write a rap. The more he did this he realized his lyrics were getting clever so he took a stab at writing his own songs. My little sister had one of those tape recorders and I use to put in a little tape and record myself to rap it and see how it sounded.вЂќДЄs the years went by and Kennedy got older he started taking his favorite songs and would change the lyrics slightly to represent his neighborhood and his surroundings. I think Eazy-E and вЂњBoyz NвЂ™ the HoodвЂќ, was one of the first songs I did. вЂњBefore I even knew any of this (business) I would rap. or around here, I wasnвЂ™t really like the rapper or anything in my crew, but music was a big part were part of our lives and rap music in particularвЂќ, Kennedy says about how he first started to rap. вЂњI was just like any other kid I guess, growing up in L.A. Kennedy operates his business under the imprint, вЂњThe OPM CompanyвЂќ, and Kennedy is excited to lead the charge of the new label and vision which originally started out as a publishing company a few years back. So it was around those times I found myself really start to be like, I really have something clever to sayвЂ¦.So around that time I really started writingвЂќ. So around those times, we would actually record and it was one of those one-take things where if we messed up we would have to use another disc. вЂњWe would put on the instrumentals and rap to them. вЂњI could remember my cousin Jason, he was a local party DJвЂ¦ people were still spinning records and every record he had would have an instrumental and we would be at his house, at his grandmotherвЂ™s house, said Kennedy.

Kennedy talked about how it was he and his cousin who first started this mission to music. He also works closely with his cousin, Jason Madison, who produces music for Kennedy along with music videos and documentaries. вЂњThat is the one person who if he wasnвЂ™t my fan I wouldnвЂ™t even be here doing thisвЂќ, says Kennedy. Kennedy is quick to thank his father, Dennis Hunn, for his support because he feels without his dadвЂ™s support system, he would not have been able to make it this far. There are not many independent artists that can gain over 500,000 downloads without a major distribution companies assistance but Kennedy has reached that mark with the sole help of close friends and family. Dom Kennedy will also be making a national television appearance during a segment called вЂњCipha SoundsвЂќ, at the 2011 BET Hip вЂ“ Hop Awards. He is currently gearing up to be the opening act for hip hop sensation Wiz Khalifa when Khalifa comes to Los Angeles later this year.

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