Princeton professor Mitchell Duneier came to town to talk about his new book, “Ghetto: The Invention of a Place, the History of an Idea,” and sign a few copies. But certain events in the week ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Funk made his name as the pioneer of the ghetto house (aka “booty house”) sound that bubbled up in his native Chicago in the early ...

Yesterday electronic wunderkind Nicolas Jaar debuted “Ghetto,” an exultant eight-minute house track featuring vocals from Chicago ghetto house and juke producer Thomas Kendricks, better known as DJ ...

We are thrilled to announce our upcoming 6th annual production, "Ghetto Vintage". This highly anticipated performance promises to captivate audiences with its dynamic choreography, infectious beats, ...

In January 1966, on his 39th birthday, Alexander Polikoff had lunch with friends. They told him about a group of African-American organizations that had asked the ACLU to help them stop the CHA from ...

DJ Deeon's legacy has impacted every strain of modern dance music. Joe Muggs and peers of the Chicago ghetto house pioneer pay tribute Just as he was building connections with that international ...

Instrumental in creating the house subgenre, the late producer is being mourned by the dance music community. By Katie Bain Chicago-based ghetto house pioneer DJ Deeon has died. An update posted to ...

Charles Chambers was a key innovator in dance music, speeding up beats and adding raunchy lyrics, and inspiring Daft Punk and Justice DJ Funk, the producer who coined the term “ghetto house” and was ...

IN A PART OF CHICAGO you may never have heard of. In a neighborhood where, only a dozen or so years ago, crushing poverty and vicious gangs had their heels on the throat of a dying community. Where, ...

The influential musician born Charles Chambers was battling stage four cancer. By Gil Kaufman Influential Chicago musician DJ Funk, credited with coining the term “ghetto house,” has died at 54. The ...

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 ...

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 ...