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‘Walk It Out’ rapper DJ Unk has died, reports say

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‘Walk It Out’ rapper DJ Unk has died, reports say

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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 Out” and “2 Step.”

The cause of death has not been revealed. His death was first reported Friday and confirmed by his wife Sherkita Long-Platt, who posted on Facebook:

“Please respect me and my family. I just lost my husband and my kids just lost their father. Our life will never be the same. I LOVE YOU ANTHONY FOREVER.”

DJ Unk, pictured at the 2023 BET Awards, died at 43.

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Platt was previously candid about past health struggles. In a 2010 XXL magazine article chronicling his health struggles, Platt detailed his recovery from a heart attack the previous year.

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“I had some medical issues going on from not eating the right food and that just come from when I stopped taking care of myself. I got to get healthy not just for my sake, but also for my kids and for my wife,” Platt told XXL.

He continued: “It comes from not exercising, from not eating right. Basically man, I work hard everyday. Everything I do every day I try to make something happen in my household. I constantly be on the go, I constantly be on airplanes, in different weather and you know it just took a toll on me. It was stress.”

“Walk It Out,” his breakout hit, peaked in the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. A remix of the song features fellow Atlanta rapper Andre 3000 of the legendary hip-hop group Outkast.

“I never imagined that he would get on a record like that because he’s so powerful as far as hip hop and music and everything,” Platt told Billboard at the 2023 BET Awards.

Contributing: Daniel Sforza, NorthJersey.com

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