Back to the Underground - Olmeca Tequila & THUMP present Switched ON

Click here now to subscribe to THUMP: When the disco era was on its last leg, a club in Chicago, Illinois called Warehouse reached out to a couple of DJs and asked them to revamp the movement. DJ Larry Levan declined the invitation, but Frankie Knuckles went out to Chicago and became the godfather of house music. Knuckles worked all week to provide his audience with a weekend full of lawless raves, and the underground genre was once again a safe haven for the minorities that did not fit in with the societal norm. House music became disco’s revenge. Discover more on & Watch More: Ep 1: 1967-1980 (Switched On) - Ep 2: 1980-1990 (Back to the Underground) - Ep 3: 1990-2000 (Rave Generation) - Ep 4: 2000-2010 (The Build Up) - Ep 5: 2010-Present (Big Drops and Big Pop) -