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==Discography==
==Discography==
'''Albums'''
;'''Solo albums'''
* ''Zoo School'' (2003)
* ''Zoo School'' (2003)
* ''Battle Royale'' (2005) <small>(with Bix, as Alpha Flight)</small>
* ''[[Get Some Friends]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Get Some Friends]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Treat of the Day]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Treat of the Day]]'' (2009)
* ''Heatwave'' (2011) <small>(with Backburner)</small>
* ''Burgertime'' (2011) <small>(with Timbuktu, as Teenburger)</small>
* ''Kissing Hands & Shaking Babies'' (2011) <small>(with Muneshine, as Twin Peaks)</small>
* ''For You Pretty Things'' (2013)
* ''For You Pretty Things'' (2013)
* ''Wolves'' (2013) <small>(with Bix, [[D-Sisive]], Muneshine & Timbuktu, as Wolves)</small>
* TBA (2014)<ref>https://twitter.com/BackburnerCrew</ref><ref name="wordburglar">{{cite web|url=http://propsdept.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-cobra-island-2 |title=Welcome to Cobra Island by Wordburglar |publisher=Bandcamp |date=2013-08-30 |accessdate=2013-11-20}}</ref> <small>(Backburner)</small>
* ''Hive Mind'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web|title=[Interview] Teenburger talk early influences, working with The Herbaliser, and how they first met|url=http://thecomeupshow.com/2013/08/19/interview-teenburger-talks-early-influences-working-with-the-herbaliser-and-how-they-first-met/|publisher=The Come Up Show|accessdate=2013-11-14|date=2013-08-19}}</ref> <small>(Teenburger & [[The Herbaliser]])</small>


'''EPs'''
;'''Mixtapes'''
* ''The Perfect Strangers EP'' (2010) <small>(Twin Peaks)</small>
* ''Mount Crushmore EP'' (2012) <small>(Twin Peaks & The Returners)</small>

'''Mixtapes'''
* ''I Can Make Your Dog Famous'' (2008) <small>(with DJ Jorun Bombay)</small>
* ''I Can Make Your Dog Famous'' (2008) <small>(with DJ Jorun Bombay)</small>
* ''We're Gonna Drink a Lot of Wine This Year, Boys'' (2012) <small>(with DJ Jon Deck)</small>
* ''We're Gonna Drink a Lot of Wine This Year, Boys'' (2012) <small>(with DJ Jon Deck)</small>


'''Singles'''
;'''Collaboration albums'''
* ''Battle Royale'' (2005) <small>(with Bix, as Alpha Flight)</small>
* ''The Perfect Strangers EP'' (2010) <small>(with Muneshine, as Twin Peaks)</small>
* ''Heatwave'' (2011) <small>(with Backburner Crew)</small>
* ''Burgertime'' (2011) <small>(with Timbuktu, as Teenburger)</small>
* ''Kissing Hands & Shaking Babies'' (2011) <small>(Twin Peaks)</small>
* ''Mount Crushmore EP'' (2012) <small>(Twin Peaks & The Returners)</small>
* ''Wolves'' (2013) <small>(with Bix, [[D-Sisive]], Muneshine & Timbuktu, as Wolves)</small>
* TBA (2014)<ref>https://twitter.com/BackburnerCrew</ref><ref name="wordburglar">{{cite web|url=http://propsdept.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-cobra-island-2 |title=Welcome to Cobra Island by Wordburglar |publisher=Bandcamp |date=2013-08-30 |accessdate=2013-11-20}}</ref> <small>(Backburner Crew)</small>
* ''Hive Mind'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web|title=[Interview] Teenburger talk early influences, working with The Herbaliser, and how they first met|url=http://thecomeupshow.com/2013/08/19/interview-teenburger-talks-early-influences-working-with-the-herbaliser-and-how-they-first-met/|publisher=The Come Up Show|accessdate=2013-11-14|date=2013-08-19}}</ref> <small>(Teenburger & [[The Herbaliser]])</small>

;'''Singles'''
* "Get Some Friends" (12") (2006)
* "Get Some Friends" (12") (2006)
* "Kaboom!!!" (12") (2010)
* "Kaboom!!!" (12") (2010)


'''Guest appearances'''
;'''Guest appearances'''
* J-Bru - "Help! I Been Robbed" from ''Identity Crisis'' (2007)
* J-Bru - "Help! I Been Robbed" from ''Identity Crisis'' (2007)
* [[More Or Les|More or Les]] & Fresh Kils - "Pop & Chips" from ''The Les Kils EP'' (2009)
* [[More Or Les|More or Les]] & Fresh Kils - "Pop & Chips" from ''The Les Kils EP'' (2009)

Revision as of 06:06, 29 December 2013

Ghettosocks
Birth nameDarren Pyper
BornOttawa, Ontario, Canada
OriginHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
GenresUnderground hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, producer
Years active2003–present
LabelsDroppin' Science Productions
Alpha Flight
Hand'Solo Records
Websiteghettosocks.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.

In early 2010, Ghettosocks' album Treat of the Day spent several weeks at #1 on ChartAttack's Canadian Hip-Hop chart,[2] and his single "Don't Turn Around" won Rap/Hip‐Hop Single Track Recording of the Year at the 2011 East Coast Music Awards.[3]

Discography

Solo albums
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)
Collaboration albums
  • Battle Royale (2005) (with Bix, as Alpha Flight)
  • The Perfect Strangers EP (2010) (with Muneshine, as Twin Peaks)
  • Heatwave (2011) (with Backburner Crew)
  • Burgertime (2011) (with Timbuktu, as Teenburger)
  • Kissing Hands & Shaking Babies (2011) (Twin Peaks)
  • Mount Crushmore EP (2012) (Twin Peaks & The Returners)
  • Wolves (2013) (with Bix, D-Sisive, Muneshine & Timbuktu, as Wolves)
  • TBA (2014)[4][5] (Backburner Crew)
  • Hive Mind (2014)[6] (Teenburger & The Herbaliser)
Singles
  • "Get Some Friends" (12") (2006)
  • "Kaboom!!!" (12") (2010)
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)

See also

References

  1. ^ Lang, Alison (2011). "Ghettosocks Nominated for a Juno". thecoast.ca. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  2. ^ Burland, Chris (23 February 2010). "Hip-Hop Chart For February 23, 2010". ChartAttack. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  3. ^ "The Trews, Chris Colepaugh & The Crew, David Myles, Rose Cousins Pick Up Second Music Award At ECMA 2011". East Coast Music Awards. East Coast Music Association. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/BackburnerCrew
  5. ^ "Welcome to Cobra Island by Wordburglar". Bandcamp. 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  6. ^ "[Interview] Teenburger talk early influences, working with The Herbaliser, and how they first met". The Come Up Show. 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2013-11-14.

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