{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Journalist Soren Baker- A Love for Hip-Hop Created a Lifetime of Opportunities","description":"Soren Baker is an incredibly respected journalist in the world of Hip-Hop. After years of writing and interviewing numerous rap legends, he went on to become the editor at The Source magazine, which was the bible for all of us Hip-Hop heads growing up. More recently, his online channel Unique Access Entertainment has surpassed one million views on YouTube. As you\u2019ll see, Soren is also a true Hip-Hop scholar, historian, and fan. Find out how Soren\u2019s love for Hip-Hop culture and rap music has led to amazing opportunities to pen books and write for television and films. 13:59 Why Soren stood out as a young writer 16:56 Soren always tried to make the story compelling about each artist, no matter what his personal opinion was 19:58 Soren explains why he should have tried to be more visible earlier in his career 23:43 Why genuine relationship lead to great opportunities 27:23 YouTube as a revenue stream 34:51 Why Outkast is the best group of all time 36:57 Why A Tribe Called Quest went downhill 40:43 Soren sets himself apart by studying an artist\u2019s entire catalog instead of just the single 47:04 Being a good listener is fundamental to being a good writer 48:06 Writers need to make the articles about the artist, not about themselves 52:11 The importance of being diverse in creating revenue streams 1:08:25 The importance of follow through 1:14:48 How Soren sets and accomplishes goals 1:18:19 Soren\u2019s advice for an artist who had a $5000 album budget 1:20:31 The value or lack thereof of a publicist 1:27:40 Soren\u2019s dad told him not to take a job he didn\u2019t want, which led to a gig with Rap Pages ","author_name":"The Indie Playbook Presented by Focused Noise","author_url":"http:\/\/focusednoise.libsyn.com\/website","html":"