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DJ Funk
DJ Funk in 2003
DJ Funk in 2003
Background information
Birth nameCharles E. Chambers III
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
GenresHouse, rave, ghetto house
OccupationDJ
Years active1989-present
LabelsFunk 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

  1. ^ DJ Funk at Discogs
  2. ^ "DJ Funk: Biography", allmusic.com (accessed 2 February 2009)
  3. ^ "Fused DJing presenting DJ funk" Archived 2017-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, di-ve.com, 3 December 2007
  4. ^ "DJ Funk" Archived 2007-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, SF Station, September 2, 2007