Juke music The late 1990s saw a rise in
juke music (also known as
juke house or
Chicago juke), Juke songs are generally around 150–165 BPM 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. The production style is often markedly
lo-fi, much like
baile funk. Juke evolved to match the energy of
footwork, a dance style born in the disparate ghettos, house parties and underground dance competitions of Chicago.
RP Boo, a former footwork dancer, is generally credited with making the first songs that fall within the canon. ==See also==