DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper behind the 2006 snap smash "Walk It Out," has died at age 43, his family shared on social media Friday (Jan. 24).

According to reports from TMZ and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, DJ Unk's wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, revealed that he died of a heart attack in his sleep. She dispelled other claims circulating ...

“Walk It Out” hit the top 10 of the Billboard’s pop charts, a feat that has helped the DJ Unk and his song have a lasting impact on pop music. “The remix to “Walk It Out” was “Walk ...

Unk, or DJ Unk, was born Anthony Leonard Platt in Atlanta ... Both tracks got all-star remixes, too, with Jim Jones and Outkast’s André 3000 and Big Boi hopping on “Walk It Out (Remix),” and Jones, ...

Atlanta-based rapper DJ Unk, best known for his chart-topping hits "Walk It Out" and "2 Step," has died ... The track’s popularity led to a star-studded remix featuring André 3000 and Jim ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta hip-hop artist behind the 2006 hit "Walk It Out," has died.

Rapper DJ Unk, best known for his hits “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” died after suffering a heart attack, his wife has revealed. The Atlanta musician died in his sleep on Friday, his wife, Sherkita Long ...

But it was the closing performance from an independent rapper and local party starter that appropriately stole the show: DJ ...