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Hak Baker

British singer and rapper (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Hak Baker (born 1991) is a British singer and rapper from London.

Early life

Hak Baker was born in Luton to a Grenadian father and Jamaican mother, the fifth of nine children.[1] Since the age of one he has lived on the Isle of Dogs.[2] As a child, he was a choirboy at Southwark Cathedral. Aged 14, he joined the grime group Bomb Squad.[3] He dropped out of school aged 15. In his mid 20s he spent two years in jail for robbery.[4]

History

Baker performed musical collaborations with the Streets.[5] In 2022, he performed at Glastonbury festival.

In 2024, he played at Boomtown Festival and Reading and Leeds Festival. As part of the Summer Series in July, he also performed to a packed crowd at Somerset House in London.

Worlds End FM

In 2023 Baker recorded his first album, Worlds End FM.[6] NME featured the album in their lineup of the "10 best debut albums released in 2023," praising it for introducing Baker as a "21st Century troubadour speaking to modern problems with empathy and requisite anger”.[7]

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Style

Baker's musical style is influenced by grime music, reggae and punk rock.[8] In addition to his singing and rapping talents, he is a skilled guitarist.[9]

Discography

Babylon (2020)

  • 1. Big House
  • 2. Lad
  • 3. Broomstick
  • 4. Mush
  • 5. Venezuela Riddim
  • 6. PC Plod
  • 7. Babylon
  • 8. SKINT
  • 9. Grief Eyes
  • 10. Fuck You
  • 11. Embargo
  • 12. Thirsty Thursday (Bonus Track)

Misled (2021)

  • 1. Cool Kids
  • 2. Stay Alive
  • 3. Cop Car
  • 4. Irrelevant Elephant
  • 5. Young Again
  • 6. Borrowed Time

Worlds End FM (2023)

  • 1. World's End FM (Intro)
  • 2. DOOLALLY
  • 3. Windrush Baby
  • 4. Collateral Cause
  • 5. Bricks In The Wall
  • 6. Full On
  • 7. Babylon Must Fall (MC Grindah Skit)
  • 8. I Don't Know
  • 9. Run
  • 10. Telephones 4 Eyes
  • 11. Watford's Burning (Connie Constance Skit)
  • 12. Brotherhood
  • 13. Luv u Bro (Big Zees Skit)
  • 14. Dying to Live
  • 15. Almost Lost London
  • 16. The End of the World

Nostalgia Death Act 1 EP (2024)

  • 1. Nameless
  • 2. Boys X Girls
  • 3. Everybody’s Dyin’
  • 4. Luvly
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Awards and nominations

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Personal life

Baker supports left-wing political causes. He has criticised the gentrification of working class areas by yuppies and middle class hipster subculture.[10] He also opposes the Tories' attempts to deport refugees to Rwanda, and has compared it to the discrimination faced by the Windrush generation.[11][12]

References

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