“I come from the projects and that’s considered the ghetto, the bottom of the pile,” DJ Deeon told Vice in 2016, “but we saw nothing wrong with that.” Credit: Courtesy of Tasia Carter In the mid- and ...

Who is he? DJ Deeon, legendary house music DJ and producer, has died at 56. Deeon 'DJ Deeon' Boyd was a pioneer of the Chicago-based house music sub-genre "ghetto house." The genre is characterized by ...

In the last year, appreciation for house music has seen a bit of a renaissance. ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: That's a Beyonce reference. I got it. And it's true. The genre emerged in Chicago, and we're going ...

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 Chicago legend who coined the term "ghetto house," has died. The musician, whose real name was Charles Chambers, was 54. Funk's death was confirmed to PEOPLE by his friend and ...