He’s a kid from Compton that's raised in and around gang culture.but he's not out there. Some consider him a gangster rapper because they view him as the evolution of what gangster rap is.
He’s more from the environment and raps about the environment, but he doesn’t rap about it in the way that the traditional gangster rappers do. I don't really think Kendrick Lamar is a gangster rapper. Do you consider Kendrick Lamar to be a gangster rapper? The title says from Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar. I think that if you don’t pay attention to what they’re saying, you might hear the profanity, you might hear the violence. I made a point to really focus on the music itself: what it’s about, where it comes from, why it is what it is. One of his biggest songs was “Murder Was the Case,” and that mirrored what was going on in his life. And all this is included in the songs that are super popular. Because the guys that made the music and still make the music aren’t doing this to do anything other than to express themselves and talk about what they went through in their life, and the things that they had to overcome.Ī lot of the better gangster rappers, in my opinion, are the ones who show the negative side of being a gangster: being in the streets, being a dealer, or being a killer. Through interviewing Ice-T, MC Ren, The D.O.C, Ice Cube, and a lot of other artists, I was able to show the thought that went into it. Soren Baker: The biggest misconception around gangster rap is that it’s mindless. Okayplayer: What is the biggest misconception around gangster rap? We spoke to the veteran journalist about the importance of Schooly D, gangster rap's best era, and if Kendrick Lamar is a gangster rapper. Okayplayer caught up with Soren Baker in Burbank, California.
to the legacy of Schoolly D to the release of NWA's masterpiece Straight Outta Compton. Split chronologically into 16 chapters, the book touches on a vast number of subjects, from the conspiracy theories behind the murder of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. The book takes a deep dive into the evolution of gangster rap and its influence on music’s most popular genre, featuring exclusive interviews with Snoop Dogg, Ice-T, Dr. The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form will be published on October 2nd. However there is one book he's spent his entire life penning, in some sort of fashion.
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Throughout this time, Soren also wrote a number of books, including his I'm The White Guy series and a book about the 2012 champion Baltimore Ravens. READ: Ron Stallworth Isn't Just The Real 'BlacKkKlansman,' He's "Hip-Hop's First Cop" Too In a career that's span over 20 years, the LA-based journalist has picked up bylines in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Rolling Stone. He was able to turn his passion for music into a career the rap enthusiast excelled in not only deconstructing rap but documenting the personal stories of rappers, DJs, and producers in the industry. Throughout high school Soren spent thousands of dollars on rap music, accumulating approximately 800 albums during this period. Within ten years he would find out Schoolly D, the man who invented gangster rap, invited Soren, who was, at that time, an up-and-coming journalist, to his house. Two years later, when he was 12, Soren was on the basketball court when one of his friends said “I wonder what it would be like to hang out with Schoolly D.” From that point on, almost every spare moment he had was dedicated to hip-hop. Veteran hip-hop journalist Soren Baker documents the history of gangster rap in his new book we spoke to him about the importance of Schooly D, gangster rap's best era, and the status of gangster rap in 2018Īt 10 years old, Soren Baker was given a cassette tape with an hour’s worth of rap music.
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