Chicago DJ and produer, DJ Funk, has died at the age of 54. The ghetto house pioneer was a trailblazer. Details on his cause ...

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

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

Their beats became the mothership of hip-hop and dance music. Their live shows were legendary ... or rump-shaking as P-Funk, with an Afrofuturist philosophy of funk as the cosmic life force ...

Chicago-born ghetto house pioneer DJ Funk has died. His close friend and frequent collaborator DJ Slugo confirmed his death ...

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

“Funk music is part of the genre of gospel and blues ... century as a result of the decades-long Great Migration. Black people moved to the city seeking jobs at corporations like General ...

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.

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.

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 ...