DJ Funk, a Chicago-born musician and producer who coined the “ghetto house,” has died at age 54. Funk, whose real name was Charles Chambers, had been “bravely” battling stage 4 cancer ...

The rap poet and veteran producer hit a relaxed, spiritual peak on their long-awaited collaborative album From the Private ...

DJ Funk, the Chicago legend who coined the term "ghetto house," has died. The musician, whose real name was Charles Chambers, ...

Legendary ghetto house pioneer DJ Funk has died at the age of 54. Born Charles Chambers, the Chicago-bred producer had stage four cancer according to a GoFundMe, although an official cause of ...

DJ Funk, the Chicago producer who created and named the subgenre of ghetto house, is dead. He was 54, per The Guardian, though other sources report his birthday as June 20, 1971. DJ Slugo, a ...

A cause of death was not confirmed, but the musician's family launched a GoFundMe to help cover funeral costs.

Chicago-born ghetto house DJ, producer, and label head DJ Funk has died aged 54, close friend and collaborator DJ Slugo has confirmed in a post on Instagram. In a video, Slugo explained that he had ...

The DJ and producer – real name Charles Chambers – was one of the Chicago house scene’s most prominent innovators, helping pioneer the ghetto house genre that saw producers take house music ...

He has been at the forefront of three different generations of dance music in Chicago, pushing the sounds of ghetto house, juke and footwork in the city and to the world. Martyn Pepperell tells his ...

He was one of the pioneers of the sound we call ghetto house music in Chicago,' his friend DJ Slugo told People Thursday in an email. 'We love and miss you my brother, and I won't let our sound die.' ...

DJ Funk, a Chicago-born musician and producer who coined the “ghetto house,” has died at age 54. Funk, whose real name was Charles Chambers, had been “bravely” battling stage 4 cancer before his death ...

The Chicago producer pioneered a blend of house, hip-hop, and Miami bass via string of releases on the city’s Dance Mania label ...