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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 behind 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 publish concluded.
Platt’s reason behind loss of life 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 points happening from not consuming the correct meals and that simply come from after I stopped taking good care of myself. I acquired to get wholesome not only for my sake, but additionally for my youngsters and for my spouse,” Platt instructed XXL in 2010 (by way of USA As we speak).
“It comes from not exercising, from not consuming proper. Mainly man, I work arduous on a regular basis. All the things 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 it simply took a toll on me. It was stress.”
It’s unclear, at the moment, if Platt’s passing was a results of these well being points.
An Icon In His Discipline
Platt is greatest recognized for his 2006 hit “Stroll It Out.”
The music rose to quantity 10 on the Billboard Sizzling 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 stay till his ultimate 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.
