Hak Baker (born 1991) is a British singer and rapper from London.
Hak Baker was born in Luton to a Grenadian father and Jamaican mother, the fifth of nine kids. [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 rap group The Bomb Squad. [3] He dropped out of school aged 15. In his mid 20s he spent two years in jail for robbery. [4]
Baker performed musical collaborations with the Streets. [5] In 2022, he performed at Glastonbury festival.
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]
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]
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]
Hak Baker (born 1991) is a British singer and rapper from London.
Hak Baker was born in Luton to a Grenadian father and Jamaican mother, the fifth of nine kids. [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 rap group The Bomb Squad. [3] He dropped out of school aged 15. In his mid 20s he spent two years in jail for robbery. [4]
Baker performed musical collaborations with the Streets. [5] In 2022, he performed at Glastonbury festival.
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]
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]
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]