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 ...
By Mitchell Peters 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 ...
On Sunday (Jan. 26), TMZ broke the news Unk's wife Sherkita Long-Platt revealed Unk, born Anthony Platt, died from a heart attack. Unk died in his sleep on Jan. 24, she tells the celebrity news ...
Anthony Platt—better known by his stage name DJ Unk—has died. On Friday (January 24), Platt’s wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, confirmed his death via Facebook. “Please respect me and my family ...
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 ...
DJ Unk put his name on the map when his two breakout singles from the 2006 record — “Walk It Out” and “2 Step” — found major success. “Walk It Out” soared into the top 10 of the ...
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 ...
Unk, whose real name was Anthony Leonard Platt, was a DJ, a hype man and a rapper. In the late 1990s, he worked with the Southern Style DJs in Georgia. In 2000, Unk was signed by Big Oomp Records ...
Rapper DJ Unk, who was best known for the bouncy early-2000s crunk hit “Walk It Out,” has died. The musician’s wife Sherkita Long-Platt announced his death Friday morning on Facebook.
DJ Unk (real name: Anthony Leonard Platt) died, his wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, confirmed on social media on January 24, 2025. The rapper, an Atlanta Georgia native that came onto the music scene ...
Famed Atlanta deejay Anthony Leonard Platt, better known as DJ Unk, has passed away at the age of 43. His cause of death has not been announced yet, and funeral details are forthcoming.
DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper known for his hits 'Walk It Out' and '2 Step,' has died at the age of 43. The news of his death was confirmed by his family members and his former label, Big Oomp Records.