DJ Unk (real name: Anthony Leonard Platt) died, his wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, confirmed on social media on January 24, 2025. The rapper, an Atlanta Georgia native that came onto the music scene in ...

Unk, whose real name was Anthony Leonard Platt, was a DJ, a hype man and a rapper. In the late 1990s, he worked with the Southern Style DJs in Georgia. In 2000, Unk was signed by Big Oomp Records ...

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 It ...

Learn more about the late music artist’s life, career and health below. Unk was a rapper, DJ and hype man who rose to prominence in the late 1990s when he began spinning records. He joined the ...

Unk, whose real name was Anthony Platt ... "It comes from not exercising, from not eating right," he told XXL in 2010. "Basically, man, I work hard every day. Everything I do every day I try ...

Supporters, fellow artists, and fans are expected to join in honoring the legacy of a man whose infectious spirit resonated through his work. DJ Unk’s rise to fame began in the late 1990s when ...

“It comes from not exercising, from not eating right. Basically man, I work hard every day,” DJ Unk told XXL Magazine in 2010 of what led to the cardiac incident. “Everything I do every day ...

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Platt, confirmed his passing on Facebook on Friday, January 24. DJ Unk's official cause of death has not been disclosed to the public.

DJ Unk, the Atlanta-based rapper best known for ... Platt told the publication: “Basically man, I work hard everyday. Everything I do every day I try to make something happen in my household.

RIP DJ Unk. Soundtrack of my youth. Walk It Out, 2 Step, the remixes, Hit The Dance Flo, man dawg dropped HEATERS. Meanwhile, Big Oomp Records said it extended its deepest condolences to Platt's ...