Legendary ghetto house pioneer DJ Funk has died at the age of 54. Born Charles Chambers, the Chicago-bred producer had stage ...

Born Charles Chambers in 1971, DJ Funk played a key role in shaping the ghetto house genre, also known as booty house. His ...

DJ Funk, a Chicago-born musician and producer who coined the “ghetto house,” has died at age 54. Funk, whose real name was ...

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

DJ Funk, the Chicago producer who created and named the subgenre of ghetto house, is dead. He was 54, per The Guardian, ...

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.' ...

Chicago-born ghetto house pioneer DJ Funk has died. His close friend and frequent collaborator DJ Slugo confirmed his death in an Instagram post Wednesday. The beloved DJ, real name Charles Chambers, ...

Chicago-born ghetto house DJ, producer, and label head DJ Funk has died aged 54, close friend and collaborator DJ Slugo has ...

Beloved hip-hop artist and the term-coiner of "ghetto house", DJ Funk has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 54 years old.

“RIP DJ FUNK 😔” his pal and former collaborator DJ Slugo wrote alongside an Instagram reel of him listening to Funk’s music in the car. DJ Funk, a Chicago-born musician and producer who ...

Prior to his death, the musician was battling stage four cancer, according to a recent GoFundMe launched by his family.

Funk's death was confirmed to PEOPLE by his friend and collaborator DJ Slugo. "He was one of the pioneers of the sound we call ghetto house music in Chicago," he wrote in an email statement.