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Rapper DJ Unk, Known for His Hit “Walk it Out”, Dead at 43
Atlanta-based rapper DJ Unk has died. He was 43. Unk’s wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, announced his death on Facebook on Friday. “Please respect me and my family. I just lost my husband and my kids just lost their father. Our life will never be the same. I LOVE YOU ANTHONY FOREVER.”
DJ Unk, real name Anthony Leonard Platt, rose to fame with his 2006 club hit “Walk It Out.” The song established DJ Unk as a hip-hop icon and a leader of the snap music movement.
In 2008 Unk released the album 2econd Season which spawned the single “Show Out”. In 2009 he suffered a stroke but recovered and returned to the studio in 2013.
He released the single “Have A Toast” followed by “Wait” in 2014.
No cause of death was announced.
