DJ Funk, the Chicago legend who coined the term "ghetto house," has died. The musician, whose real name was Charles Chambers, was 54. Funk's death was confirmed to PEOPLE by his friend and ...
The Chicago house music scene is mourning the loss of an iconic figure. Charles Chambers, known as DJ Funk, died of cancer this week. He was 54. Jonas Adams, who's a producer at ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, ...
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 ...
Prior to his death, the musician was battling stage four cancer, according to a recent GoFundMe launched by his family. Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Funk made his name as the pioneer of the ghetto house (aka “booty house”) sound that bubbled up in his native Chicago in the early ...