Darren Pyper, better known by his stage name Ghettosocks, is a
Juno
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* Juno (mythology), the Roman goddess of marriage and queen of the gods
* ''Juno'' (film), 2007
Juno may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters
*Juno, in the film ''Jenny, Juno''
*Juno, in the ...
-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
''Chart Attack'' was a Canadian online music publication. Formerly a monthly print magazine called ''Chart'', it was published from 1991 to 2009. While the web version appears to be available online, the domain is now used as a popular media outle ...
'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
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.
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