Unk, along with artists like Lil Jon, T.I., and Young Jeezy, helped put Atlanta on the map as the epicenter of Southern rap. The crunk era, with its hyped-up beats and crowd chants, revolutionized ...

Rapper DJ Unk, best known for his hits “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” died after suffering a heart attack, his wife has revealed. The Atlanta musician died in his sleep on Friday, his wife ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper best known for his hits “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” has died. He was 43. Born Anthony Leonard Platt, Unk passed away on Friday, according to a statement from ...

A rapper and DJ who had two hit songs in the 2000s is dead at age 43. DJ Unk, best known for snap favorites “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” died Friday, according to longtime producer and ...

The music world has lost a star. Rapper DJ Unk, an Atlanta, Ga., native known for his 2006 hit song “Walk It Out,” has died, according to his family and friends. He was 43. His wife asked for ...

Rap star DJ Unk has died. He was 43. “It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness that we announce the passing of a true ATL legend, Anthony Platt better known as DJ Unk,” his former record ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper who had a Top 10 pop single with “Walk It Out” in 2006 and followed with the R&B hit “2 Step,” died Friday. He was 42. His wife Sherkita Long-Platt posted the ...

Unk’s wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, told TMZ Unk died peacefully in his sleep on January 24 following cardiac arrest, while also addressing circulating rumors about his death. She emphasized he ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta hip-hop artist behind the 2006 hit "Walk It Out," has died. Unk, whose real name was Anthony Platt, died at age 43 on Friday, his wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, announced on Facebook.

Two days after the death of DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper behind the 2006 snap hit “Walk It Out,” his wife has revealed the cause of his passing. Sherkita Long-Platt, DJ Unk’s widow ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta-based rapper behind the hit single “Walk It Out,” died Friday, his wife Sherkita Long-Platt announced on Facebook. He was 43. “Please respect me and my family.