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Footwork, also called juke, [2] or Chicago juke, is a genre of electronic dance music derived from ghetto house with elements of hip hop, first appearing in Chicago in the late 1990s. [3] The music style evolved from the earlier, rapid rhythms of ghetto house , a change pioneered by RP Boo , DJ Rashad and DJ Clent.
The late 1990s saw a rise in juke music (also known as juke house or Chicago juke), [6] as a faster variant of ghetto house. [10] Juke songs are generally around 150–165 BPM [7] with kick drums, pounding rapidly (and at times very sparsely) in syncopation with crackling snares, claps, high hats, samples in very short increments and other sounds reminiscent of old drum machines.
Teklife (commonly stylized as Teklife57) is an electronic music collective and record label from Chicago, Illinois.The group was founded by Rashad Harden and Morris Harper (DJ Spinn) in 2011 in the city's suburbs, but rapidly gained traction among international audiences for pioneering the dance music genre footwork (also known as Chicago juke), a sped-up derivation Ghetto house which itself ...
Born in West Chicago, RP Boo started as a DJ and dancer working with the House-O-Matics juke and House crew, [3] making mixtapes, and contributing to the Bud Billiken Parade. [4] His early, self-released singles are cited as foundational to the evolution of the style of Footwork. [5]
Mid-to-late 1990s Israel: Asian underground: 1997 United Kingdom Broken beat: 1997 United Kingdom (London) 2-step garage: Late 1990s United Kingdom (London) Electroclash: Late 1990s United States (New York City & Detroit), Germany, Netherlands Jersey club: Late 1990s United States (New Jersey) Juke: Late 1990s United States (Chicago) Uplifting ...
Rashad Hanif Harden (October 9, 1979 – April 26, 2014), known as DJ Rashad, was a Chicago-based electronic musician, producer and DJ known as a pioneer in the footwork genre and founder of the Teklife crew.
Original form of house music, originated in the mid and late 1980s. The term is usually associated with Chicago house or garage house. Chicago house The first style of house music from 1980s' Chicago. Simple basslines, four to the floor percussion, hi hats, and synths. Influenced by disco, post-disco, soul, funk, and hip hop. Chicago hard house
Chicago house was popular in Newark's 1990s club scene, where it was referred to generically by some as "club music." [ 1 ] Other styles such as urban club and juke were also played. [ 2 ] By 1999, Baltimore house records such as Tapp's "Shake Dat Ass" and "Dikkontrol" were influential, and DJs such as Nix In The Mix, Mustafah, Torry T and ...