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We’ve got 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 Explanation for Loss of life
“Please respect me and my household. I simply misplaced my husband and my youngsters simply misplaced their father,” Sherkita wrote on Fb Friday evening.
“Our life won’t ever be the identical. I LOVE YOU ANTHONY FOREVER,” her put up concluded.
Platt’s reason for dying has now been revealed as a coronary heart assault (through TMZ).
The hip hop legend had lengthy been open about his lengthy battle with varied well being points.
“I had some medical points occurring from not consuming the proper meals and that simply come from once I stopped caring for myself. I received to get wholesome not only for my sake, but in addition for my youngsters and for my spouse,” Platt advised XXL in 2010 (through USA Immediately).
“It comes from not exercising, from not consuming proper. Principally man, I work onerous on a regular basis. Every little thing I do each day I attempt to make one thing occur in my family,” he continued.
“I always be on the go, I always be on airplanes, in numerous climate and you recognize it simply took a toll on me. It was stress.”
An Icon In His Discipline
Platt is finest recognized for his 2006 hit “Stroll It Out.”
The track rose to quantity 10 on the Billboard Scorching 100 and quantity two on the outlet’s hip hop and R&B chart.
“Stroll 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 effectively on the charts.
Unk continued to carry out dwell till his closing days, most just lately taking the stage on the Coulda Fest in his native Atlanta in September of final 12 months.
Our ideas exit to Unk’s family members throughout this enormously troublesome time.
