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The rapper and DJ, who died over the weekend at 43, was the biggest hit for the indie label Big Oomp Records. Its brief but ...

A cornerstone of mid-2000s Atlanta rap has died. DJ Unk passed away over the weekend at the age of 43. The Atlanta rapper, producer and DJ helped launch snap music into the mainstream.

MADDEN: Unk kept the party going in 2007 with his follow-up single, featuring the same snap music energy, "2 Step." (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "2 STEP") UNK: (Rapping) A two step, a two step. MADDEN ...

Atlanta rapper DJ Unk, known for "Walk It Out" and "2 Step," died over the weekend. He was 43. (Paras Griffin / Getty Images for BET) ...

DJ Unk had had a heart attack in 2009 when he was just 27, he told hip-hop news website XXL in a 2010 interview. The “Walk it Out” and “2 Step” rapper attributed that to bad eating habits ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper who rose to fame in the early 2000s with hits like “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” has died. The musician, born Anthony Leonard Platt, passed away in his sleep after suffering a ...