DJ Funk
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| DJ Funk | |
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 DJ Funk (left) with DJ Assault (right) |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Chuck Chambers |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | house, rave, Ghetto house |
| Occupations | DJ |
| Years active | 1989-present |
| Labels | Funk Records, Dance Mania |
| Associated acts | DJ Assault |
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]
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[edit] History
Charles Chambers known to his stage name "DJ Funk" was born on the west-side of Chicago Funk developing from his early influences he started to DJ when he was just a teenager at house parties, and neighborhood clubs.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 1992: Ghetto House Anthems
- 1993: Ghetto House Anthems 2
- 1999: Booty House Anthems
- 2006: Booty House Anthems 2
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
[edit] 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", SF Station, September 2, 2007
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