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 ...

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 ...

In the mid-1990s, a new style of music was pouring out of Chicago's underground club culture. It was created by DJ's and ...

Funk's friend and collaborator DJ Slugo confirmed the news in an email sent to People magazine on March 6, where he praised Charles by writing: "He was one of the pioneers of the sound we call ...

'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.

A memorial event celebrating the life and legacy of DJ Funk will take place in Chicago this weekend. Set to take over Park West on Saturday (April 6) from 5:PM, DJ Funk: Celebrating The Life of ...

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 ...

Charles Chambers, also known as “ghetto house” music pioneer DJ Funk, has died at the age of 54. People reports that the music innovator was confirmed dead by his friend and collaborator DJ Slugo.

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 ...