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Questions about Ghetto house

Short answers, pulled from the story.

What is ghetto house music and when did it start?

Ghetto house, also called booty house, is a subgenre of house music that began being recognized as a distinct style from around 1992 onwards. It features minimal Roland 808 and 909 drum machine-driven tracks and sometimes sexually explicit lyrics.

What drum machines are used in ghetto house?

Ghetto house relies primarily on Roland 808 and 909 drum machines for its synthesized tom-tom sounds, clap sounds, and kick drum patterns. Producers typically use minimal analogue synths and little or no effects alongside these machines.

Who are the most well-known ghetto house artists?

Key ghetto house artists include DJ Deeon, Jammin' Gerald, DJ Funk, DJ Milton, DJ Slugo, Waxmaster, Traxman, and Parris Mitchell.

What song served as the template for ghetto house music?

"It's Time for the Percolator" by Cajmere is identified as the primary template of classic Chicago house music that ghetto house producers built upon, adding sexually explicit lyrics to that structural foundation.

What is juke music and how is it related to ghetto house?

Juke music, also known as juke house or Chicago juke, is a faster subgenre that emerged from ghetto house in the late 1990s. Juke songs run at roughly 150-165 BPM and were created to match the energy of footwork, a dance style born in the ghettos, house parties, and underground dance competitions of Chicago.

Who is credited with creating the first juke music songs?

RP Boo, a former footwork dancer, is generally credited with making the first songs that fall within the juke canon.