DJ Unk
‘Stroll It Out’ Rapper Lifeless at 43
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Atlanta rapper and DJ Unk has died … TMZ has realized.
Unk’s spouse, Sherkita Lengthy-Platt, posted on Fb Friday afternoon … “Please respect me and my household. I simply misplaced my husband and my youngsters simply misplaced their father. Our life won’t ever be the identical. I LOVE YOU ANTHONY FOREVER”
Unk — authorized title Anthony Leonard Platt — began out within the late Nineties, finally forming Southern Fashion DJs with DJ Montay and DJ Jelly, throwing events round Georgia. Unk received signed to Massive Oomp Information in 2000, together with Montay.
Unk’s platinum single “Stroll It Out” from the 2006 album “Beat’n Down Yo Block!” cracked the highest 10 on the Billboard 100, and the monitor “2 Step” from the identical album was licensed gold.
He was coping with unspecified well being points in 2009, affecting his profession exercise. He launched a pair extra singles within the following years, and was featured on the 2K Sports activities NBA 2K9 online game.
Unk was 43.
RIP
