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 ...

DJ Funk, the innovative Chicago producer who coined and helped create the ghetto house subgenre, has died, Resident Advisor reports, citing the late musician’s friend and collaborator DJ Slugo.