Chaka Boy (born Brady Hughes, formerly known as D-vice) is a Calgary-based underground rapper, co-founder of the hip-hop collective Cold Camp, and owner of Otherworldly Comics. In 2005, he was part of the 6 Pack of Canadian tour, performing at a dozen shows across Canada. During his early years in Vancouver, BC, he first gained coast-to-coast recognition in the Canadian underground scene as a founding member of Dirty Crew, notably featuring on the massive 2010 collaborative track “Unexpected” on the Fatt Matt & DJ Moves – Rusty Hooks album, a project associated with the underground label Low Pressure Records. He also appeared as a guest on countless independent projects between 2003-2015. Around this formative era, he was also heavily integrated with the Port Authority crew, a notable collective that showcased top-tier Canadian & American underground lyricists. After rebranding, he leaned heavily into gritty boom-bap, collaborating extensively with Calgary producer The Dirty Sample and releasing two Cold Camp albums, We Hate Summer on Mo Gravy Records and most recently, Winter Dreamz under Hand’Solo Records, which spent over four months on the Earshot college radio charts. Today, Chaka Boy seamlessly bridges Canadian hip-hop culture with creative entrepreneurship on a quest for greatness.
