ATLANTA — The family of an Atlanta hip-hop pioneer who died on Friday revealed his cause of death. DJ Unk, whose real name was Anthony Leonard Platt, died in his sleep from a heart attack, his wife ...

A man who was a cornerstone of Atlanta rap died over the weekend. DJ Unk was 43 years old. NPR music reporter Sidney Madden has this remembrance. SIDNEY MADDEN, BYLINE: If you were listening to the ...

Atlanta-based rapper DJ Unk’s cause of death has reportedly been revealed. Dj Unk’s wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, confirmed to TMZ on Sunday, January 26, that the musician died in his sleep several days ...

ATLANTA — Famed Atlanta deejay Anthony Leonard Platt, known for his hit songs "Walk it Out" and "2 Step," has died his record label confirmed, writing, "It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness ...

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 news on social ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper behind the hits “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” died at the age of 43. Unk, born Anthony Platt, was one of the key figures in snap music, a subgenre of crunk that came to ...

Anthony Leonard Platt, also known as DJ Unk, passed away on Jan. 24. DJ Unk rose to fame in the mid-2000s with his breakout hit 'Walk It Out,' which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. His ...

*DJ Unk, the Atlanta-based rapper best known for his infectious tracks “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” has died at the age of 42. The news of his passing was shared by his wife Sherkita Long-Platt on ...

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 label ...

Unk, the Atlanta rapper known for the hits “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” has died, according to social media posts from his wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, and one of his former labels, Big Oomp Records. A ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (WANF/Gray News) - DJ Unk, an Atlanta rapper known for the hit single “Walk It Out” has died, according to TMZ. DJ Unk died Friday at 43, but his cause of death was not immediately known.