Rapper DJ Unk, greatest recognized for the early 2000s hit “Walk It Out,” has died.
The musician’s spouse, Sherkita Long-Platt, introduced his loss of life Friday morning on Facebook. “I simply misplaced my husband and my youngsters misplaced their father,” she stated he wrote. “Our life won’t ever be the identical once more.” DJ Unk, born Anthony Leonard Platt, was 43 years previous.
“I LOVE YOU ANTHONY FOREVER,” Long-Platt wrote.
Long-Platt confirmed a TMZ Sunday that Platt died in his sleep after struggling a coronary heart assault. He additionally denied hypothesis that medicine performed a job within the “2 Step” and “Show Out” artist’s loss of life.
Atlanta label Big Oomp Records, which signed Platt in 2000, stated in a Tribute on Instagram Saturday that the rapper “was not solely a legendary DJ, rapper and producer, however a real cornerstone of our label” whose legacy “shall be cherished endlessly.”
Originally from Atlanta, Platt started his music profession within the late ’90s, spinning for Southern Style DJs with DJ Montay and DJ Jelly. The trio has introduced their music to varied neighborhood occasions all through Georgia. Platt ultimately signed with Big Oomp and launched his debut single, “Walk It Out,” in 2006. That identical 12 months he launched “Beat’n Down Yo Block,” his debut album.
Platt was additionally recognized for the 2006 single “2 Step” and launched three albums over the course of his profession, however “Walk It Out” remained his declare to fame. It topped a number of Billboard charts and impressed a remix that includes OutKast and Jim Jones. The single has discovered new life past the music scene as effectively. In a 2023 interview with Billboard, Platt stated listeners used his 2006 hit in “exercise dances, they use it in church, they use it for all the pieces.”
The rapper was “my EVERYTHING,” Long-Platt stated Instagram. On Sunday, he shared a video collage, set to Monica’s “Love All Over Me,” that featured photographs of Platt performing and spending time together with his household.
Dozens of residents gathered Sunday at a park in downtown Atlanta for a candlelight vigil honoring Platt. According to the movies shared on Facebookattendees launched blue and white balloons into the sky as they expressed their love for the late rapper. Some attendees sang “Walk It Out” and DJ Unk’s “2 Step” whereas others hugged one another.
