DJ Funk
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Background information | |
Birth name | Charles E. Chambers III |
Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Genres | House, rave, ghetto house |
Occupation(s) | DJ |
Years active | 1989-present |
Labels | Funk Records, Dance Mania |
Charles Chambers,[1] better known by his stage name DJ Funk, is a Chicago house DJ who pioneered the ghetto house subgenre of house music. Through the 1990s, he built a regional reputation in the Chicago-Detroit region and in the Midwest rave scene.[2] His 1999 album Booty House Anthems was distributed nationally and sold over one million copies. He founded the Funk Records label in 2006.[3] He is included in Modulations, a 1998 film documentary of electronic music.[4]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- 1992: Ghetto House Anthems
- 1993: Ghetto House Anthems 2
- 1999: Booty House Anthems
- 2006: Booty House Anthems 2
- 2013: Booty House Anthems 3
Additional album mixes:
- I Love Ghetto
- Freaky Stylz
- Freaky Stylz 2
- Mr. Big D**k
- Bootyology
- Booty Bounce 2000
- Guest appearance on DJ V's Juke-A-Licious Side A
Remixes
- Justice - Let There Be Light (DJ Funk Remix)
References[]
- ^ DJ Funk at Discogs
- ^ "DJ Funk: Biography", allmusic.com (accessed 2 February 2009)
- ^ "Fused DJing presenting DJ funk", di-ve.com, 3 December 2007
- ^ "DJ Funk" Archived 2007-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, , September 2, 2007
Categories:
- Living people
- Musicians from Chicago
- Record producers from Illinois
- Hip hop record producers
- African-American DJs
- American electronic musicians
- Electronic dance music DJs
- Record producer stubs