Help Ten City Music Legend Fight Cancer & Homelessness

Hello, Amazing Supporters,

I hope this message finds you well. My name is Byron Burke, also known as Popâ Ur-Mää. I’m a founding member and the creative force behind the Grammy nominated, Ten City, a pioneering house music group from Chicago that helped shape the early ’90s house music scene. We delivered chart-topping hits such as That’s The Way Love Is (YouTube Video Below), Right Back to You , and Devotion , to name a few.

Today, I am reaching out to you with a deeply personal and urgent plea for support. Over the past few years, I’ve been battling a severe and extremely debilitating form of bone marrow cancer.

This painful condition has been compounded by a series of unfortunate events that have left me physically and financially devastated. As a result, I am now homeless, largely due to a landlord who chose to repurpose the space I was renting for profit by housing migrants instead.

In Chicago, the waitlist to secure a bed at a shelter is 6–12 months or more—a timeline that is both shocking and unacceptable. How can this be? America is known as the melting pot, a land of opportunity where every nationality can work toward supporting their families and fulfilling their dreams. Yet, it feels like those opportunities are coming at the expense of Americans who have worked hard, paid taxes, and are now being treated like second-class citizens in their own country.

This injustice has to stop! Enough is enough!

I am in desperate need of your immediate assistance to help me secure safe shelter, where I can properly attend to my medical needs, fight this cancer battle, pay for mounting medical expenses, and begin the journey to rebuilding my life. My ultimate goal is to return to doing what I love most: creating music that brings joy to others.

Every contribution, no matter how big or small, is a step toward helping me regain my health and rebuild my life. I refuse to surrender to this disease, and with your support, I am determined to win this fight. Your generosity, in any amount, means the world to me and will help pave the way toward recovery.

Please consider sharing this fundraiser with your friends and family to amplify this message of hope. As we approach the holiday season, I am holding onto the spirit of light and community that this time of year represents.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for standing by me during this challenging time.

With heartfelt gratitude,

Byron Burke, AKA Popâ UR-Mää

Fundraiser for House Music Pioneer Byron “B Rude” Burke

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