The family of Anthony Leonard Platt, known to fans as DJ Unk, has announced funeral services following his unexpected passing on January 24 at the age of 43. The service is scheduled for Saturday, ...

Rapper DJ Unk, who was best known for the bouncy early-2000s crunk hit ... That same year he released "Beat'n Down Yo Block," his debut album. Platt was also known for the 2006 single "2 Step" and ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper who scored a ... signed to Big Oomp in 2000. Six years later, Unk released his debut album Beat’n Down Yo Block!, featuring “Walk It Out,” which became a platinum ...

The rapper rose to fame in the mid-2000s with his debut album, “Beat’n Down Yo Block!” DJ Unk put his name on the map when his two breakout singles from the 2006 record — “Walk It Out” ...

Unk began his career when he was just 17 in 1998, linking up with DJ Jelly and DJ Montay as the Southern Style DJs. He signed to Big Oomp in 2000 but didn't release his first album until 2006 ...

Unk dropped his sophomore album, “2econd Season,” in 2008, which peaked at No. 15 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. DJ Greg Street (Gregory Polk), DJ Unk (Anthony Platt) and producer ...

*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 ...

The success of those tracks solidified DJ Unk as a leader of the snap subgenre of Southern hip-hop. His second album, 2econd Season, released in 2008, peaked at No. 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta-based rapper behind the hit single “Walk It Out,” died Friday, his wife Sherkita Long-Platt announced on Facebook. He was 43. “Please respect me and my family. I just lost my ...

These songs solidified DJ Unk as a leader of the snap subgenre of Southern hip-hop. He released his sophomore album 2econd Season in 2008, which peaked at No. 15 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

linking up with DJ Jelly and DJ Montay as the Southern Style DJs. In 2000, Unk signed to Big Oomp Records and released his debut album “Beat’n Down Yo Block!” in 2006 through Koch Records ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta hip-hop artist behind the 2006 hit "Walk It Out," has died. Unk, whose real name was Anthony Platt, died at age 43 on Friday, his wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, announced on Facebook.