Ghetto House

TEMPO RANGE

145–170

YEAR

1990s

ORIGIN PLACE

Chicago

PARENT GENRE

House

KEY CHARACTERISITICS

Raw drum machines, repetitive call‑and‑response vocals, street‑level energy.
Ghetto house (and later ghetto tech) delivered fast, raunchy tracks made for urban dance floors. Its minimal kits and chanted hooks influenced modern bootleg and tech styles. Characterized by raw drum machines, repetitive call‑and‑response vocals, street‑level energy..

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