Introduction
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 kids. Since the age of one he has lived on the Isle of Dogs. As a kid, he was a choirboy at Southwark Cathedral. Aged 14, he joined the rap group The Bomb Squad. He dropped out of school aged 15. In his mid 20s he spent two years in jail for robbery.
History
Baker performed musical collaborations with the Streets. In 2022, he performed at Glastonbury festival.
Worlds End FM
In 2023 Baker recorded his first album, Worlds End FM. NME featured the album in their lineup of the "10 best debut albums released in 2023," praising it for introducing Baker as a "21 Century troubadour speaking to modern problems with empathy and requisite anger”.
Style
Baker's musical style is influenced by grime music, reggae and punk rock. In addition to his singing and rapping talents, he is a skilled guitarist.
Discography
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
Personal life
Baker supports left-wing political causes. He has criticised the gentrification of working class areas by yuppies and middle class hipster subculture. He also opposes the Tories' attempts to deport refugees to Rwanda, and has compared it to the discrimination faced by the Windrush generation.