Ghettosocks

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Ghettosocks
Ghettosocks in 2016.
Background information
Birth name	Darren Pyper
Born	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Origin	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genres	Underground hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, producer
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Droppin' Science Productions Backburner Alpha Flight Hand'Solo Records
Website	ghettosocks.com

Darren Pyper, better known by his stage name Ghettosocks, is a Juno-nominated^[1] Canadian hip hop artist and member of the Backburner collective.^[2] In early 2010, Ghettosocks' album Treat of the Day spent several weeks at #1 on ChartAttack's Canadian Hip-Hop chart,^[3] and his single "Don't Turn Around" won Rap/Hip‐Hop Single Track Recording of the Year at the 2011 East Coast Music Awards.^[4]