Funk music emerged in the 1960s as a vibrant fusion of soul, jazz, and R&B, marked by its syncopated basslines, groovy rhythms, and an infectious sense of movement. Pioneered by artists like James ...

Chicago DJ and produer, DJ Funk, has died at the age of 54. The ghetto house pioneer was a trailblazer. Details on his cause of death.

I t’s impossible to overstate Bootsy Collins’ influence. Since joining James Brown’s band 55 years ago this month, Collins ...

Parliament-Funkadelic singer George Clinton is suing his former business partner Armen Boladian over "fraudulently" owning 90 ...

Legendary ghetto house pioneer DJ Funk has died at the age of 54. Born Charles Chambers, the Chicago-bred producer had stage ...

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 ...

Their beats became the mothership of hip-hop and dance music. Their live shows were legendary ... or rump-shaking as P-Funk, with an Afrofuturist philosophy of funk as the cosmic life force ...

The 2025 NOLA Funk Fest, the third overall, will take over Spanish Plaza downtown Oct. 17-19. Rather than simply rolling out ...

Clinton and suit defendant Armen Boladian had been business partners off and on until severing all ties in 1991.

The singer was known for producing dance hits with substantive lyrics. Gwen McCrae, heralded by many as “The Queen of Rare Groove,” has died at 81. Fans remember the soul-funk singer for her ...

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 ...