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.
“I just lost my husband and my kids just lost their father,” Sherkita Long-Platt, the wife of the late musician (real name Anthony Leonard Platt), wrote in a Jan 24 Facebook post. “Our life will never be the same. I LOVE YOU ANTHONY FOREVER.”
His wife asked for others to “please respect me and my family” as they work through this difficult moment.
No cause of death was revealed.
Fellow rapper Korey “Big Oomp” Robinson’s record label Big Oomp Records—who signed DJ Unk in 2000 and released “Walk It Out” and Unk’s follow-up 2006 hit “2 Step,” among other songs—also paid tribute to the late musician.
“It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness that we announce the passing of a true ATL legend, Anthony Platt better known as “DJ Unk,” the organization wrote in a Jan. 24 Instagram post. “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 be cherished forever.”
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