DJ Sneak & Demuir

A major figure in the second wave of Chicago house, DJ Sneak and his varied tracks, whether raw and jacking or smooth and layered with Latin percussion, excite dancefloors on a global scale. While the self-described "house gangster" is not originally from Chicago, and has been based out of Toronto and Los Angeles since establishing his career, he'll always be associated with the Windy City. Early Sneak productions such as "U Can't Hide from Your Bud" (1997) -- sample-based disco loops fused with raw, jacking rhythms -- drew the blueprint for the "filter house" sound taken abov...