Ghettosocks
title: "Ghettosocks" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["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"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghettosocks" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox musical artist"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ghettosocks |
| image | Ghettosocks 2016 (cropped).jpg |
| caption | Ghettosocks in 2016. |
| birth_name | Darren Pyper |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| origin | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| death_date | |
| genre | Underground hip hop |
| occupation | Rapper, producer |
| years_active | 2003–present |
| label | Droppin' Science Productions |
| Backburner | |
| Alpha Flight | |
| Hand'Solo Records | |
| associated_acts | Backburner |
| website | ghettosocks.com |
| :: |
| name = Ghettosocks | image = Ghettosocks 2016 (cropped).jpg | caption = Ghettosocks in 2016. | birth_name = Darren Pyper | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | origin = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | death_date = | genre = Underground hip hop | occupation = Rapper, producer | instrument = | years_active = 2003–present | label = Droppin' Science Productions Backburner Alpha Flight Hand'Solo Records | associated_acts = Backburner | website = ghettosocks.com 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.
References
- https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ghettosocks_timbuktu_join_forces_as_teenburger_rope_in_d-sisive_to_guest_on_debut
- https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ghettosocks-stolen_kicks_ft_pumpkinhead_video
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/ghettosocks-interview-nerdcore-halifax/
- https://dalgazette.com/arts-culture/ghettosocks-%E2%80%93-treat-of-the%C2%A0day/
References
- Lang, Alison. (2011). "Ghettosocks Nominated for a Juno". thecoast.ca.
- (3 April 2014). "Ghettosocks Is The Godfather of Nerdcore - Noisey".
- Black, Mark. "Ghettosocks' tasty Treat".
- (2011-04-18). "Ghettosocks Wins Rap Single Of The Year With Don't Turn Around - Droppin' Science". Droppin' Science.
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