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| occupation = [[Journalist]], [[Hip Hophop music|Hip-Hop &hop Rapand Writerrap writer]], [[Author]]author, [[Television director|Director]], [[Television producer|Producer]], [[Screenwriter]]screenwriter

'''Soren Baker''' is an American journalist who has spent his career covering hip-hop. Best known for his six years as one of the main editors of ''[[The Source]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.narip.com/?p=6671|title=Interview with The White Guy: Rap Writer Soren Baker -– NARIP}}</ref> Baker has had more than 3,500 articles published in such publications as ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005/-mar/-27/entertainment/-ca-eazy27-story.html|title=He made it look too Eazy|first=Soren|last=Baker|date=27 March 27, 2005|via=LA Times}}</ref> ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-02-24/features/9802240342_1_rodney-king-rap-label|title=Rodney King Turns Music Entrepreneur}}</ref> ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'', [[''The Source]]'', ''[[HipHopDX]]'' and [[Red Bull|RedBullUSA.com]].

The Maryland nativeBaker has penned liner notes for albums by [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]], [[Ice Cube]], [[N.W.A]], [[Gang Starr]] and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1392045-Soren-Baker|title=Soren Baker|website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/soren-baker-mn0001962324|title=Soren Baker -– Credits -– AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref> He has also worked on television programs for [[VH1]] and [[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]]. Baker has also written extensively about sports, specifically the [[NFL]] and published books about the [[Baltimore Ravens]]. Baker has written, produced and directed multiple DVDs including ''[[Tech N9ne: The Psychumentary]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1836997/bio|title=Soren Baker|website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> From 2014- to 2016 he also co-hosted [[Open Bar Entertainment|Open Bar Radio]] with [[Xzibit]] on [[KDAY]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dubcnn.com/2015/12/05/open-bar-radio-interviews/|title=Open Bar Radio: Interviews|last=Haven|date=5 December 5, 2015}}</ref>

Baker has been interviewed multiple times, including by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'',<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/coolios-gangstas-paradise-the-oral-history-of-1995s-pop-rap-smash-20150807|title=The Oral History of Coolio's 'Gangsta's Paradise'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] }}</ref> [[ESPN]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1493941/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_3|title=Straight Outta L.A.|date=11 May 11, 2010|via=IMDb}}</ref> [[BET]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt10999860/?ref_=nm_filmo_self_4 | title=No Limit Chronicles - Production & Contact Info &#124; IMDbPro }}</ref> and [[TV One (U.S. TV network)|TV One]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1334307/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|title=Unsung|date=27 November 27, 2008|via=IMDb}}</ref> among others. From 2013 to 2016 he served as the news editor of [[HipHopDX]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/author/soren.baker|title=HipHopDX|first=HipHopDX -|last=http://hiphopdx.com}}</ref> In March 2016 he founded Unique Access Entertainment<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uniqueaccessent.com/about/|title=Unique Access Ent.|date=31 May 31, 2016}}</ref> 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 2701,400 videos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/uniqueaccessent|title=Unique Access Ent.|datewebsite=31[[YouTube]] |date=May 31, 2016}}</ref>

Soren Baker's book ''[[The History Of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art form]]''<ref>{{cite webbook|url=https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/history-of-gangster-rap_9781419729157/|title=The History Of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art form|isbn=978-1-4197-2915-7 |last1=Baker |first1=Soren |date=October 2, 2018 |publisher=Harry N. Abrams }}</ref> was published October 2, 2018, by [[Abrams Books]].

*{{cite book |last=Baker |first=Soren |date=June 7, 2011 |title=I’mI'm The White Guy – The Tech N9ne Edition |publisher=Takoma Ridge Media |isbn=0983638217978-0983638216}}

*{{cite book |last=Baker |first=Soren |date=August 1, 2011 |title=I’mI'm The White Guy – The Jay-Z Edition. |publisher=Takoma Ridge Media |isbn=098363825X978-0983638254}}

*{{cite book |last=[[The Game (rapper)|Game]]. |first=Baker, Soren |date=August 26, 2011 |title=The Making of Game's The R.E.D Album |publisher=Takoma Ridge Media |isbn=0983638276978-0983638278}}

*{{cite book |last=[[Glasses Malone]]. |first=Baker, Soren |date=September 6, 2011 |title=The Making Of Glasses Malone's Beach Cruiser |publisher=Greenwood Hill Press |isbn=978-0983638292}}

*{{cite book |last=[[Young Bleed]]. |first=Baker, Soren |date=October 17, 2011 |title=The Making of Young Bleed's Preserved |publisher=Takoma Ridge Media |isbn=0979786819978-0979786815}}

*{{cite book |last=[[Murs (rapper)|Murs]]. |first=Baker, Soren |date=January 12, 2012 |title=The Making Of Murs' Love & Rockets Vol 1 The Transformation |publisher=Takoma Ridge Media |isbn=0979786835978-0979786839}}

*{{cite book |last=Baker |first=Soren |date=March 1, 2012 |title=“One"One Catch Away : The Story of the 2011 Baltimore Ravens”Ravens" |publisher=Takoma Ridge Media |isbn=0979786851978-0979786853}}

*{{cite book |last=Gobeille, Todd. |first=Baker, Soren |date=March 5, 2012 |title=My Journey Home: How I Went From Pimping and Drug Pushing To Peace and Positivity |publisher=BakerGobeille Books |isbn=0615613330978-0615613338}}

*{{cite book |last=Baker |first=Soren |date=June 22, 2012 |title=The Music Library: The History of Rap and Hip-Hop |publisher=[[Lucent]] |isbn=1420508229978-1420508222}}

*{{cite book |last=Baker |first=Soren |date=April 17, 2013 |title=I’mI'm The White Guy – The Snoop Dogg Edition. |publisher=Takoma Ridge Media |isbn=0984691278978-0984691272}}

*{{cite book |last=Baker |first=Soren |date=October 2, 2018 |title=The History Of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art form. |publisher=[[Abrams Books]] |isbn=1419729152978-1419729157}}

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