DJ Unk, an Atlanta-based rapper who created hit dance music in the 2000s, has died. In 2006, DJ Unk's single "2-Step" went gold and his single "Walk It Out" went platinum, hitting the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The wife of Anthony Leonard Platt, the man better known as Atlanta hip-hop icon DJ Unk, has revealed the cause of his death.

DJ Unk was not just a legendary DJ, rapper and producer, but a true cornerstone of our label and the imprint that he left globally will be cherished forever,” it continued. W