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We’ve some tragic information to report from the world of music.
DJ Unk (whose actual identify was Anthony Leonard Platt) has handed away on the age of 43.
Information of the rapper’s passing involves us courtesy of his spouse, Sherkita Lengthy-Platt.
DJ Unk’s Reason for Dying
“Please respect me and my family. I just lost my husband and my kids just lost their father,” Sherkita wrote on Fb Friday evening.
“Our life will never be the same. I LOVE YOU ANTHONY FOREVER,” her put up concluded.
Platt’s explanation for dying has not been revealed, however the hip hop legend has been open about his lengthy battle with varied well being points.
“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 informed XXL in 2010 (through USA Right this moment).
“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,” he continued.
“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.”
It’s unclear, presently, if Platt’s passing was a results of these well being points.
An Icon In His Area
Platt is greatest recognized for his 2006 hit “Walk It Out.”
The track rose to quantity 10 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 and quantity two on the outlet’s hip hop and R&B chart.
“Walk It Out” made Unk a family identify amongst hip hop followers. A later remix featured verses by Outkast and Jim Jones.
A follow-up single, “2 Step,” additionally carried out nicely on the charts.
Unk continued to carry out reside till his last days, most just lately taking the stage on the Coulda Fest in his native Atlanta in September of final yr.
Our ideas exit to Unk’s family members throughout this enormously troublesome time.
