DJ Unk (Anthony Platt), 42
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This Atlanta rapper brought snap music to the masses thanks to his hit 2006 songs “Walk it Out” and “2 Step.”
Anthony Platt, better known by his stage name DJ Unk, was a fixture in the Atlanta rap scene in the late 1990s. He DJed at everything from pep rallies to proms.
He released his first album, “Beat’n Down Yo Block!” in 2006 and found huge acclaim due to his two big hit songs, “Walk it Out” and “2 Step.”
“Walk it Out” got as high as No. 10 on the Billboard charts and went platinum.
His second album, “2econd Season,” was released in 2008 but didn’t find the same acclaim as his debut.
In 2009, due to non-stop touring and hard partying, DJ Unk suffered a heart attack.
DJ Unk died on January 24. His wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, said in a Facebook post that he died in his sleep after suffering a cardiac arrest.
