Prior to his death, the musician was battling stage four cancer, according to a recent GoFundMe launched by his family.

DJ Funk/Facebook 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 ...

He was one of the pioneers of the sound we call ghetto house music in Chicago,' his friend DJ Slugo told People Thursday in an email. 'We love and miss you my brother, and I won't let our sound die.' ...

This morning, the world lost an irreplaceable soul as D’wayne Wiggins, the iconic founding member of Tony! Toni! Toné!, took his final breath after a valiant battle with cancer. Surrounded by ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Voletta Wallace, the mother of the late rapper Notorious B.I.G., has died. The cast and crew of ...

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The new year brought sad news, with the deaths of celebrities happening as 2025 got underway. Peter Yarrow of the famed folk group Peter, Paul and Mary died on January 7 after a battle with cancer.

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