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We have now 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 Demise
“Please respect me and my household. I simply misplaced my husband and my youngsters simply misplaced their father,” Sherkita wrote on Fb Friday night time.
“Our life won’t ever be the identical. I LOVE YOU ANTHONY FOREVER,” her put up concluded.
Platt’s reason for loss of life has not been revealed, however the hip hop legend has been open about his lengthy battle with numerous well being points.
“I had some medical points happening from not consuming the fitting meals and that simply come from after I stopped taking good care of myself. I bought to get wholesome not only for my sake, but additionally for my youngsters and for my spouse,” Platt informed XXL in 2010 (through USA In the present day).
“It comes from not exercising, from not consuming proper. Mainly man, I work onerous on a regular basis. Every thing I do day by day I attempt to make one thing occur in my family,” he continued.
“I continually be on the go, I continually be on airplanes, in several climate and you understand it simply took a toll on me. It was stress.”
It’s unclear, right now, if Platt’s passing was a results of these well being points.
An Icon In His Subject
Platt is greatest recognized for his 2006 hit “Stroll It Out.”
The tune 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 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 reside till his last days, most 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.
