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DJ Unk Dies: Atlanta Rapper Who Had Hits With ‘Walk It Out’ & ‘2 Step’ Was 42


DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper who had a Top 10 pop single with "Walk It Out" in 2006 and followed with the R&B hit "2 Step," died January 24 at 42, his wife said.

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper who had a Top 10 pop single with “Walk It Out” in 2006 and followed with the R&B hit “2 Step,” died Friday. Born on November 28, 1982, in the Georgia capital, DJ Unk (real name Anthony Platt) broken into the music game as part of the Atlanta-based Southern Style DJs. OutKast appeared on a remix of the track, which Unk performed at the BET Hip Hop Awards that year.

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