Fans of the genre may even remember him gracing the stage at the 2023 BET Awards to perform the former track as part of a medley featuring Soulja Boy and F.L.Y. Hip-hop pioneer DJ Unk, born ...

Another Atlanta music icon has died. Anthony Platt, better known as “DJ Unk,” died Friday according to a statement from his record label, Big Oomp Records. “DJ Unk was not just a legendary ...

ATLANTA — Another Atlanta music icon has died. Anthony Platt, better known as “DJ Unk,” died Friday according to a statement from his record label, Big Oomp Records. “DJ Unk was not just a ...

Anthony Leonard Platt, also known as DJ Unk, has died at age 43, according to reports from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Rolling Stone. The Atlanta rapper was best known for the hits "Walk ...

calling him “a legendary DJ, rapper and producer” whose contributions “will be cherished forever.” Considered a pioneer in the snap music/ringtone era scene of the early aughts ...

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 ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper who scored a pair of mid-2000s hits with “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” has died at the age of 43. The rapper born Anthony Platt’s wife announced her husband’s ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper best known for his hits “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” has died. He was 43. Born Anthony Leonard Platt, Unk passed away on Friday, according to a statement from ...

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. His wife asked for ...

ATLANTA - Anthony Leonard Platt, known professionally as DJ Unk, an influential figure in Atlanta's hip-hop scene and a pioneer of the snap music subgenre, has passed away, according to TMZ.

DJ Unk's Big Oomp Records label and his wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, revealed he died on Jan. 24 Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Brenton's ...

DJ Unk, whose real name was Anthony Leonard Platt, died in January 2025. He was 43. Known for his hits such as “2 Step” and “Walk It Out,” Unk’s death broke the hearts of his fans and ...