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 ...

But it was the closing performance from an independent rapper and local party starter that appropriately stole the show: DJ Unk doing "Walk It Out ... locally and then nationally, the hits on Unk's ...

In 2008, he dropped his second album “Second Season.” “DJ Unk was not just a legendary DJ, rapper and producer, but a true cornerstone of our label and the imprint that he left globally will ...

Rapper DJ Unk, who was best known for the bouncy early ... That same year he released “Beat’n Down Yo Block,” his debut album. Platt was also known for the 2006 single “2 Step” and ...

Rapper DJ Unk died of a heart attack, his wife has revealed days after his death at age 43. The attack killed him as he slept, his wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, told TMZ. Long-Platt noted that her ...

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 ...

DJ Unk was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and rose to fame in the mid-2000s. His career hit an upward trajectory from Walk It Out, followed by a debut album in 2006 titled Beat'n Down Yo Block!

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” ...

His output reduced after the health scare, although he did release the album ‘Fresh Off Dem Papers’ in 2017. DJ Unk began his career as a teenager in Atlanta in 1998 as part of the Southern ...

Sherkita says Unk did not do drugs. DJ Unk's death was first revealed by Sherkita via social media on Jan. 24. "Please respect me and my family," she shared in a post on Facebook. "I lost my ...

DJ Unk’s death shocked the hip-hop community ... His second single, “2 Step,” was also released on his debut studio album. “Beat’n Down Yo Block!” was also another hit track that ...

Hip hop star DJ Unk made famous during the 2000s has died aged 43. The Atlanta-born rapper and producer, real name Anthony Leonard Platt, was popular for his songs within the “crunk” music ...