Editors Pick: Track Of The Week 6

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“I felt that if I just focused on the people that cared about me and my fans, get better and progress, I felt like I could get real far. I can explain a little bit more, its just about a lot of artist today, they feel like, they put a lot of emphasis on people, and we as a people, as people hating on them. If you get 100 emails you’ll focus on the 1 person who didn’t like you, instead of focusing on the 99 who give a fuck about you. So I just look at it like if I care about the people that got me here, we could get real far.” – Dom Kennedy opening words and concept of “From The Westside, With Love“; listening party 2010.

“San Diego What up? Leimert Park What’s cool?” — I can hear Dom‘s voice now, Dom Kennedy that is. Here at The Rise, we’ve been keeping an ear out and eye on Dom since he released “25th Hour“ a few summers ago. The best part about watching someone’s career is watching them grow as an individual, progress as an artist, and accomplish their goals. Dom has definitely set the bar, he works hard and no one can take that away from him or his team. Recently, us here at The Rise had the pleasure of attending Dom‘s listening party for “From The Westside, With Love” a project that will be hitting us via-online March 25, 2010. This is not the time to sleep, this project is one for the books. The vibe in Winston’s that night at the listening was incredible, the support and positivity were out of control, and you could tell by the look on Dom‘s face that he felt like he was winning, and he was. While everyone danced, took a sip, photographed, filmed, I sat there in awe and I’m sure I wasn’t the only one. You thought the production on “Future Street/Drug Sounds” was cold? wait to you hear “From The Westside, With Love“. From the beginning to the end, pure greatness. Well while I’m over here ranting and “Best After Bobby” is in heavy rotation, this weeks Editors Pick: Track Of The Week belongs to “Choose Up” by Dom Kennedy featuring Poly (prod. by LAUSD). “Choose up, what up!?”

Special thanks to Dom and the JBC fam for always showing us love, we appreciate you and are proud of not only what you are doing amongst yourselves but with your community. Keep spreading the cool, the rest will follow.

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