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We have now some tragic information to report from the world of music.
DJ Unk (whose actual title 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 Demise
“Please respect me and my household. I simply misplaced my husband and my children simply misplaced their father,” Sherkita wrote on Fb Friday evening.
“Our life won’t ever be the identical. I LOVE YOU ANTHONY FOREVER,” her publish 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 happening from not consuming the precise meals and that simply come from once I stopped taking good care of myself. I received to get wholesome not only for my sake, but in addition for my children and for my spouse,” Platt informed XXL in 2010 (through USA At present).
“It comes from not exercising, from not consuming proper. Principally man, I work exhausting on a regular basis. Every thing I do day by day I attempt to make one thing occur in my family,” he continued.
“I consistently be on the go, I consistently be on airplanes, in several climate and you already know it simply took a toll on me. It was stress.”
An Icon In His Discipline
Platt is greatest identified for his 2006 hit “Stroll It Out.”
The tune 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 title 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 reside 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.
