Influential Chicago producer and musician DJ Funk has died, aged 54.
His demise was confirmed and publicly introduced by collaborator DJ Slugo on Wednesday (March 5) who mentioned in an Instagram video: “I didn’t need to say nothing myself till I formally acquired the phrase from his household. I had seen lots of people posting, lots of people with misinformation – I didn’t need to say something till I acquired official phrase from his household. DJ Funk has handed… It’s cool to ship your prayers, it’s cool to ship your condolences however let the household grieve. Allow them to take care of the lack of their liked one.”
“They do have plans to do one thing massive in Chicago. He’s not in Chicago proper now, he’s in Georgia however as soon as the household has time to grieve and put a plan collectively to point out some love, I’ll undoubtedly come again on right here and let y’all know what’s occurring,” Slugo continued.
“It’s simply loopy… it’s a extremely unhappy day. It’s a sensitive second for me… All of us got here up within the ghetto home world. Nonetheless to this present day, the music we created isn’t revered all through the world. Nonetheless to this present day, persons are like ‘What’s ghetto home?’ like we didn’t make our mark on the earth in any respect.”
DJ Funk’s demise comes after an extended battle with stage 4 most cancers. His household had launched a GoFundMe marketing campaign on February 25 to hunt monetary assist for a funeral service and a becoming tribute to the Chicago icon.
The marketing campaign learn: “DJ Funk, a gifted artist who has introduced a lot pleasure and inspiration to so many via his music, is now going through the heartbreaking actuality of planning for his remaining farewell. He has been bravely battling stage 4 most cancers and now doesn’t have for much longer left. We’re elevating $10,000 to cowl funeral preparations and provides him the tribute he deserves.” On the time of writing, $34,353 has been raised.
The DJ and producer – actual title Charles Chambers – was one of many Chicago home scene’s most distinguished innovators, serving to pioneer the ghetto home style that noticed producers take home music’s fundamental beats, bass and vocals and pace them up whereas mixing in raunchy lyrics.
All through the years within the late Eighties and early ’90s, DJ Funk’s productions, particularly ‘Work Dat Physique,’ ‘Run’ and ‘Pump It’ took off in Chicago and finally carried out properly within the worldwide circuit, touchdown constant performs in golf equipment and events.
His fame hit an all-time excessive in 1999 with the discharge of his first album ‘Booty Home Anthems’. In 1997, iconic french duo Daft Punk gave DJ Funk a shoutout on their debut album ‘Homework’ and it’s observe ‘Lecturers’.
In 2006 and 2014, DJ Funk produced official remixes for Justice, who’ve labelled him as one among their influences.
Chatting with The Guardian in 2015, DJ Funk mentioned how he’d like his life to be celebrated: “I actually don’t need a funeral. I’d wish to have a celebration so folks bear in mind all the great instances and aren’t unhappy. Then on the afterparty there’ll be loads of booty shaking with all my music performed.”
