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 ...

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 ...

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.' ...

Influential Chicago musician DJ Funk, credited with coining the term “ghetto house,” has died at 54. The news was announced by friend and collaborator DJ Slugo, who revealed Funk’s passing in a video ...

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 ...

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 ...