Soren Baker
2013 itemsThe News Editor of HipHopDX.com, Soren Baker has had more than 3,500 articles published in such publications as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, XXL and The Source. The Maryland native has penned liner notes for albums by 2Pac, Ice Cube, N.W.A, Gang Starr and others. He has also authored 14 books, worked on television programs for VH1 and Fuse and has sold a movie script. Baker is the co-host of Open Bar Radio on 93.5 KDAY in Los Angeles with Xzibit and has written and produced DVDs for Tech N9ne and Chingy.
The Black Opera "The Great Year" Release Date, Cover Art, Tracklist & Album Stream
UPDATE: The stream of The Black Opera's "The Great Year" album is now available.
Capone-N-Noreaga Announces "The Europe Report" Tour Itinerary
Capone-N-Noreaga is slated to tour Europe in October.
Killer Mike: "'Run The Jewels 2' Is Going To Be The Best Hip Hop Album To Drop This Year"
Killer Mike says fans should reach out to Nas regarding his appearing on "Run The Jewels 2."
Chris Brown Responds To Gang Membership Allegations
Chris Brown says in an MTV interview with Sway Calloway whether or not he is in a gang.
Redman Provides "Muddy Waters 2" Album, Mixtape Update
Redman says that his "Muddy Waters 2" album and mixtape will both feature all original music.
Bishop Nehru & MF Doom "NehruvianDOOM" Cover Art, Tracklist & Stream
UPDATE: Listen to the new project by Bishop Nehru and MF Doom.
Kendrick Lamar "I'm Da Man" Song Snippet Released
Ab-Soul's SoundCloud page posts a portion of a new Kendrick Lamar track, "I'm Da Man."
Hip Hop Singles Sales This Week: Iggy Azalea, Nicki Minaj, Bobby Shmurda
Iggy Azalea's "Black Widow" stays on top, Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" remains #2 and Bobby Shmurda's "Hot Boy" rises.
Wiz Khalifa Says He Left Amber Rose Before She Walked In On Him With Another Woman
Wiz Khalifa says he had left wife Amber Rose weeks before she filed for divorce.
Hip Hop Week In Review: Rihanna, Amber Rose, Keyshia Cole
Nude photos of Rihanna leaked, Amber rose filed for divorce and Keyshia Cole's alleged assault victim addressed the situation.
Don't Say Ray Rice Is The Devil, R.A. The Rugged Man Says
R.A. The Rugged Man examines Chris Brown, Floyd Mayweather, Ray Rice's domestic violence incidents.
Amber Rose & Wiz Khalifa Divorce: Wiz Khalifa Seeking Joint Custody Of Son
UPDATE #2: Wiz Khalifa will fight Amber Rose regarding custody of their son, Sebastian.
Andre 3000: "I'm Bored With What I Can Do In Rap"
"I'm always a fan from the stupidest knucklehead rap to the quote-unquote lyrical gods, I listen to it all," Andre 3000 says of rap. "I just don't know what else I can do with it."
Boaz Details Scarface, Jadakiss, Styles P Bond
"I think we took a natural attraction to those guys, maybe given the resemblance," Boaz says. "It was a natural bondage, man, and it was a little easier to put together that chemistry with some of those more rugged rappers."
Cash Money Records' Cash Money Content Launches #IRead #WeRead Campaign
"Reading is an important step in the right direction toward making a difference in our community," says Ronald "Slim" Williams, co-founder of Cash Money Records and Cash Money Content.
"It was pretty terrible," Kid Ink says of 50 Cent's first pitch. "I don't know, man. I can't explain to you what happened."
Kendrick Lamar Wants His Songs To Be Called "Statements," Not "Singles"
"This music is something that the world has to hear and it's not only for me, but it's for the stress," Kendrick Lamar says. "It's for our livelihoods."
Theophilus Martins "Doing It For Television" Release Date, Cover Art, Tracklist & Stream
Theophilus Martins released his "Doing It For Television" project.
Iggy Azalea Responds To Rah Digga's Claims That She's Not Hip Hop
Iggy Azalea says that people don't need to be upset with her.
Jay Pharoah "The Resurrection" Release Date, Cover Art, Tracklist & EP Stream
UDPATE: The stream of Jay Pharoah's "The Resurrection" EP is available.
Lil Waah Details Lessons DMX Taught Him
Exclusive: Lil Waah on writing raps: "That's how I express my inner peace, my inner self. That's how I show myself."
