From the Westside with Love Three

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From the Westside with Love Three
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 15, 2021
Recorded2020–2021
Genre
Length42:20
Label The Other People's Money Company
Producer
Dom Kennedy chronology
Rap N Roll
(2020)
From the Westside with Love Three
(2021)
I Love Stocker
(2023)
Singles from From the Westside with Love Three
  1. "Rollin Papers"
    Released: October 1, 2021 [1]

From the Westside with Love Three is the ninth studio album by American rapper Dom Kennedy. It was released on October 15, 2021, by The Other People's Money Company. The album's features include Quentin Miller, TeeFlii, Bryan Roberts, Frank$, Kay Franklin, MyGuyMars, and True Whitaker. [2] [3]

Contents

Background and release

Dom Kennedy started working on the album in 2020, writing numerous songs on his own. He claims that his time spent working with Hit-Boy served as inspiration for the album's composition. Dom explained in an interview with Billboard:

"It wasn’t nothing I planned out, honestly. I never thought about doing Westside with Love Three until about a year and a half ago. I was working with Hit Boy real heavy. We was working on some joint music together, then I started making solo songs again, and they had a certain feeling to them. I just started working on it quietly for six, eight months before I even told anybody what I was working on. It was inspired by working with Hit-Boy and making music that I felt put me back in that same mindset that I had when I made the first one. It just felt authentic. It wasn’t forced. That was the spirit I was in, so I just embraced it, honestly." [4]

On March 26, 2021, Dom Kennedy announced that he was making From the Westside with Love Three. "When I decided to release the first From the Westside with Love in March 2010, I wanted to prove to myself that I could make a body of work that would reach way beyond just my neighborhood in Los Angeles", he wrote on Instagram. "It was a gut check for me to show my love for the genre of rap and what I could possibly bring to it." [5] He later revealed that the album would be released on October 15, 2021. [6] [7]

Dom gradually posted three different album covers for From the Westside with Love Three on his Instagram account, used to promote the album. [6] None of them were used for the official album cover when the album was released.

Critical reception

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. Kwasi Boadi of Billboard praised the album, saying, "The storytelling is just as vivid, and the production still sounds tailor-made for a sunny drive down La Cienega Boulevard. Still, everything feels more polished, and Dom's commentary is noticeably sharper." [4] RespectMyRegion's Lucas Bruce called the album "very consistent with production that would make any record an instant classic." [8]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal [9] and album's back cover.

From the Westside with Love Three track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Still Grind'n"3:04
2."Don't Walk Away" (featuring Quentin Miller)
  • Dominic Hunn
  • Quentin Miller
  • Hit-Boy
2:27
3."On the Run"
  • Dominic Hunn
  • Fresh Chuck
3:24
4."Valet"
  • Dominic Hunn
  • 88ThaGang
2:11
5."Good Lookin"
  • Dominic Hunn
  • Hit-Boy
2:19
6."Hypnotized" (featuring Bryan Roberts)
  • Dominic Hunn
  • Bryan Roberts
2:33
7."Never Fold Intermission" (featuring TeeFlii)
  • Dominic Hunn
  • Christian Jones
  • Nabeyin
  • Juicy Smoove
3:25
8."Lax" (featuring Frank$)
  • Dominic Hunn
  • Frank$
3:41
9."The Other Side"
  • Dominic Hunn
  • Nabeyin
  • Oh Gosh Leotus
3:07
10."Star Baby"
  • Dominic Hunn
  • Uce Lee
3:12
11."Deep Thought" (featuring Kay Franklin and MyGuyMars)
  • Mike & Keys
  • MyGuyMars
2:51
12."From the Westside With Love"
  • Dominic Hunn
  • Uce Lee
2:28
13."Rollin Papers"
  • Dominic Hunn
  • G-Dav
3:17
14."Come Home" (featuring True Whitaker)
  • Dominic Hunn
  • True Whitaker
  • Sticky
2:29
15."Love You More" (Outro)
  • Dominic Hunn
  • Mike & Keys
1:52
Total length:42:20

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits for From the Westside with Love Three adapted from album's back cover. [12]

Release history

Release dates and formats for From the Westside with Love Three
RegionDateLabel(s)Format(s)Ref.
United StatesOctober 15, 2021
  • The Other People's Money Company
[13] [14]

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