Darren Pyper, better known by his stage name Ghettosocks, is a
Juno-nominated
Canadian hip hop
The Canadian hip hop scene was established in the 1980s. Through a variety of factors, it developed much slower than Canada's popular rock music scene, and apart from a short-lived burst of mainstream popularity from 1989 to 1991, it remained l ...
artist and member of the
Backburner collective. In early 2010, Ghettosocks' album ''Treat of the Day'' spent several weeks at #1 on
ChartAttack's Canadian Hip-Hop chart, and his single "Don't Turn Around" won Rap/Hip‐Hop Single Track Recording of the Year at the 2011
East Coast Music Awards
The East Coast Music Association is a non-profit association that hosts an annual awards ceremony based in Atlantic Canada for music appreciation on the East Coast of Canada. Its mission is to develop, advance and celebrate East Coast Canadian mu ...
.
See also
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Canadian hip hop
The Canadian hip hop scene was established in the 1980s. Through a variety of factors, it developed much slower than Canada's popular rock music scene, and apart from a short-lived burst of mainstream popularity from 1989 to 1991, it remained l ...
References
External links
Official website
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Musicians from Ottawa
Canadian male rappers
21st-century Canadian rappers
Underground rappers
21st-century Canadian male musicians