Anthony Leonard Platt, the popular Atlanta artist professionally known as DJ Unk, has passed away at age 42. Platt’s wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, shared the heartbreaking news on Facebook ...

A cause of death was not provided. Unk was 43 years old. Unk, or DJ Unk, was born Anthony Leonard Platt in Atlanta, Georgia. He broke out, in the early 2000s, as part of his city’s snap music scene.

A man who was a cornerstone of Atlanta rap died over the weekend. DJ Unk was 43 years old. NPR music reporter Sidney Madden has this remembrance. SIDNEY MADDEN, BYLINE: If you were listening to the ...

The unofficial Atlanta mayor called Dickens ... for a future preaddress hype song would be honoring the late artist DJ Unk with “Walk It Out.” Or maybe even “Walk Thru” by the late ...