We look back on the stars who died this year, including David Lynch, Irv Gotti, Bob Uecker, Leslie Charleson, Jeff Baena, and ...

Hit rapper DJ Unk, who was behind the dance-crunk hit has passed away ... In 2000, Big Oomp signed Unk to his label, Big Oomp Records. He released the album Beat’n Down Yo Block! in 2006 led by the ...

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 ...

Rapper DJ Unk, who was best known for the bouncy early-2000s crunk hit ... That same year he released "Beat'n Down Yo Block," ...

the hits on Unk's debut album, Beat'n Down Yo Block!, resuscitated Big Oomp Records as a model for self-sustained success. Throughout the 1990s, Big Oomp set a blueprint for how independent rap ...

As the songs exploded locally and then nationally, the hits on Unk's debut album, Beat'n Down Yo Block!, resuscitated Big Oomp Records as a model for self-sustained success. Throughout the 1990s, Big ...

Unk released "Walk It Out" into a rap scene in the middle of a balancing act. Outkast was all but closing the book on their milestone career, releasing their final project, the movie soundtrack ...