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. 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, Chicago Tribune, XXL, The Source, HipHopDX, and Red Bull.
Baker has written liner notes for albums by Tupac Shakur, Ice Cube, N.W.A, Gang Starr, and others. 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 .
From 2014 to 2016, Baker co-hosted Open Bar Radio alongside Xzibit on KDAY in Los Angeles.
Baker has been interviewed multiple times, including by Rolling Stone, ESPN, BET, and TV One, among others. From 2013 to 2016 he served as the news editor of HipHopDX. In March 2016 he founded Unique Access Entertainment 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.
Soren Baker's book was published October 2, 2018, by Abrams Books.
With Gucci Mane, Soren Baker co-authored The Gucci Mane Guide To Greatness,
Baker's next book, Chronicles of the Juice Man with Juicy J, is slated for a September 5, 2023 release via Hanover Square Press.
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