According to reports from TMZ and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, DJ Unk's wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, revealed that he died of a heart attack in his sleep. She dispelled other claims circulating ...

The rapper and DJ, who died over the weekend at 43, was the biggest hit for the indie label Big Oomp Records. Its brief but ...

A cornerstone of mid-2000s Atlanta rap has died. DJ Unk passed away over the weekend at the age of 43. The Atlanta rapper, producer and DJ helped launch snap music into the mainstream.

Another Atlanta legend is gone. DJ Unk, most known for snap-era songs like “2 Step” and “Walk It Out,” died on Friday, according to a statement sent from long-time producer and collaborator ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper who rose to fame in the early 2000s with hits like “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” has died. The musician, born Anthony Leonard Platt, passed away in his sleep after suffering a ...

A rapper and DJ who had two hit songs in the 2000s is dead at age 43.

Atlanta-based rapper DJ Unk, best known for his chart-topping hits "Walk It Out" and "2 Step," has died at the age of 43. His ...

Rapper DJ Unk, best known for his hits “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” died after suffering a heart attack, his wife has revealed ...

DJ Unk’s cause of death has been revealed. The Atlanta rapper, best known for his 2006 hits ‘Walk It Out’ and ‘2 Step’, died at the age of 42 last Friday (January 24) as confirmed by his wife Sherkita ...

DJ Unk, 43, passed away from cardiac arrest on January 24. His wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, confirmed his cause of death and denied any link to substance abuse, urging privacy for their family.

According to the outlet, Long-Platt confirmed that DJ Unk died in his sleep on Friday, Jan. 24, following a cardiac arrest.