joining forces with DJ Jelly and DJ Montay to form the Southern Style DJs. He signed to Big Oomp in 2000, eventually releasing his debut album, Beat'n Down Yo Block, on Koch Records in 2006.

DJ Unk released his debut single “Walk It Out” in August 2006, months ahead of his debut album Beat’n Down Yo Block! that reached No. 21 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. “Walk It Out” hit No ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper who scored a pair ... Six years later, Unk released his debut album Beat’n Down Yo Block!, featuring “Walk It Out,” which became a platinum-selling Hot 100 hit ...

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 ...

DJ Unk, a hip-hop artist known for mid-2000s ... Unk achieved success as a recording artist with his debut album “Beat’n Down Yo Block,” which reached No. 21 on Billboard’s R&B and Hip ...

DJ Unk, whose real name was Anthony Leonard Platt, died in January 2025. He was 43. Known for his hits such as “2 Step” and “Walk It Out,” Unk’s death broke the hearts of his fans and ...

I LOVE YOU ANTHONY FOREVER.' DJ Unk’s career reached a pinnacle with his 2006 breakout hit Walk It Out from his debut album Beatin' Down Yo Block. The song also sparked a viral dance craze.

Unk dropped his sophomore album, “2econd Season,” in 2008, which peaked at No. 15 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. DJ Greg Street (Gregory Polk), DJ Unk (Anthony Platt) and producer ...

University of South Carolina athletics said Sunday it suspended the DJ who played a song to troll the LSU Tigers women’s basketball team and its star Flau’jae Johnson after the Gamecocks ...

DJ Unk's Big Oomp Records label and his wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, revealed he died on Jan. 24 Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Brenton's ...

DJ Unk (nee Anthony Leonard Platt) has died at age of 43. His wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, took to social media on Friday to share the sad news. “Please respect me and my family. I just lost my ...

The music world has lost a star. Rapper DJ Unk, an Atlanta, Ga., native known for his 2006 hit song “Walk It Out,” has died, according to his family and friends. He was 43. His wife asked for ...