The rapper rose to fame in the mid-2000s with his debut album, “Beat’n Down Yo Block!” DJ Unk put his name on the map when his two breakout singles from the 2006 record — “Walk It Out” ...

The Atlanta-born rapper, who emerged out of the city’s snap subgenre of the crunk movement, signed to Big Oomp in 2000. Six years later, Unk released his debut album Beat’n Down Yo Block!, ...

Rapper DJ Unk, who was best known for the bouncy early-2000s crunk hit ... That same year he released "Beat'n Down Yo Block," his debut album. Platt was also known for the 2006 single "2 Step" and ...

Those would be the biggest national hits of Unk’s career. His sophomore album 2econd Season arrived in late 2008 and included the single “Show Out,” which made the pop Top 50 and Rap Top 20.

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper best known for his hits “Walk ... Unk rose to fame in the mid-2000s with his debut album, “Beat’n Down Yo Block!” He had two breakout singles from the 2006 ...

Rapper DJ Unk died of a heart attack, his wife has revealed days after his death at age 43. The attack killed him as he slept, his wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, told TMZ. Long-Platt noted that her ...

reached No. 24 on the Hot 100 and landed in the top 10 on both Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The success of those tracks solidified DJ Unk as a leader of the snap subgenre of Southern ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta hip-hop artist behind the 2006 hit "Walk It Out," has died.

Prince Williams/WireImage Atlanta-based rapper DJ Unk’s cause of death has reportedly been revealed. Dj Unk’s wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, confirmed to TMZ on Sunday, January 26, that the musician died ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper behind the hits “Walk It Out ... In 2000, Unk signed to Big Oomp Records and released his debut album “Beat’n Down Yo Block!” in 2006 through Koch Records ...

Two days after the death of DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper behind the 2006 snap hit ... months ahead of his first album, Beat’n Down Yo Block!, which reached No. 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ...