Ghettosocks
Canadian musician

Ghettosocks

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Canadian musician
Gender:
Male
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Musician
Work field:
Music
Birth:
(Ottawa)
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Darren Pyper, better known by his stage name Ghettosocks, is a Juno-nominated Canadian hip hop 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.

Discography

Albums

Ghettosocks

  • Zoo School (2003)
  • Get Some Friends (2006)
  • Treat of the Day (2009)
  • For You Pretty Things (2013)

Backburner

  • Heatwave (2011)
  • Eclipse (2015)

Collaborations

  • Battle Royale (2005) (with Bix, as Alpha Flight)
  • Burgertime (2011) (with Timbuktu, as Teenburger)
  • Kissing Hands & Shaking Babies (2011) (with Muneshine, as Twin Peaks)
  • Wolves (2013) (with Bix, D-Sisive, Muneshine & Timbuktu, as Wolves)

Mixtapes, EPs, singles

Mixtapes

  • I Can Make Your Dog Famous (2008) (with DJ Jorun Bombay)
  • We're Gonna Drink a Lot of Wine This Year, Boys. (2012) (with DJ Jon Deck)
  • We're Gonna Drink a Lot of Wine This Year, Boys. 2 (2015) (with DJ Jon Deck)

EPs

  • The Perfect Strangers EP (2010) (Twin Peaks)
  • Mount Crushmore EP (2012) (Twin Peaks & The Returners)

Singles

  • "Get Some Friends" (12") (2006)
  • "Kaboom!!!" (12") (2010) (Twin Peaks)

Guest appearances

  • J-Bru - "Help! I Been Robbed" from Identity Crisis (2007)
  • More or Les & Fresh Kils - "Pop & Chips" from The Les Kils EP (2009)
  • Noah23 - "Old Dog" from Fry Cook on Venus (2011)