Soren Baker | |
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Education | Xavier University |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, Hip hop and rap writer, author, director, producer, screenwriter |
Website | Unique Access Ent. |
Soren Baker is an American journalist specializing in hip-hop coverage. He is widely recognized for his six-year tenure as a senior editor at The Source . [1] Over the course of his career, Baker has contributed more than 3,500 articles to a variety of major publications, including The New York Times , Los Angeles Times , [2] Chicago Tribune , [3] XXL , The Source, HipHopDX , and RedBullUSA.com.
Baker has written liner notes for albums by 2Pac, Ice Cube, N.W.A, Gang Starr, and others. [4] [5] In addition to his work in music journalism, he has contributed to television programs for VH1 and Fuse.
Beyond music, Baker has extensively covered sports, with a focus on the NFL, and has authored books about the Baltimore Ravens. He has also written, produced, and directed multiple DVDs, including Tech N9ne: The Psychumentary . [6]
From 2014 to 2016, Baker co-hosted Open Bar Radio alongside Xzibit on KDAY in Los Angeles. [7]
Baker has been interviewed multiple times, including by Rolling Stone , [8] ESPN, [9] BET, [10] and TV One, [11] among others. From 2013 to 2016 he served as the news editor of HipHopDX. [12] In March 2016 he founded Unique Access Entertainment [13] which delivers original, exclusive video content with A-List entertainers, including MC Ren, Nice & Smooth, Ice-T, G Perico, T. Rodgers, MC Eiht, Skeme, Dana Dane, CJ Mac, Big Tray Deee, RBX, Mitchy Slick, and Slink Johnson. The network has logged more than 10 million views on YouTube and aired more than 1,400 videos. [14]
Soren Baker's book The History Of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art form [15] was published October 2, 2018, by Abrams Books.
With Gucci Mane, Soren Baker co-authored The Gucci Mane Guide To Greatness , [16] which was published October 13, 2020 by Simon & Schuster. On November 9, 2021, the paperback edition of the book was published.
Baker's next book, Chronicles of the Juice Man [17] with Juicy J, is slated for a September 5, 2023 release via Hanover Square Press.
Baker has authored or co-authored more than 10 books.
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