DJ Unk, the rapper best known for the bouncy crunk hit 'Walk It Out,' has died. His wife confirmed his death over the weekend and revealed his cause of death.

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, the Atlanta musician known for hits including 'Walk It Out,' reportedly died in his sleep following a cardiac arrest, his wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, told TMZ.

Anthony Leonard Platt, also known as DJ Unk, has died at age 43, according to reports from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Rolling Stone. The Atlanta rapper was best known for the hits "Walk It Out" and "2 Step.

Reports are circulating about the death of rapper and disk jockey Unk, also known by the moniker DJ Unk. Now, people want to know whether this is true. The musical artist, whose legal name is Anthony Leonard Platt,

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper best known for his hits “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” has died. He was 43. Born Anthony Leonard Platt, Unk passed away on Friday, according to a statement from Korey “Big Oomp” Roberson, who founded the record label Big Oomp Records, which signed Unk in 2000.

News of the death of Anthony Leonard Platt — better known as DJ Unk — broke last week. Now new reports have confirmed the Atlanta, Ga., rapper’s cause of death. Billboard reports how Sherkita Long-Plattt — the wife of the 43-year-old artist who may be best known for his 2006 hit single “Walk It Out” — confirmed to TMZ he passed away in his sleep after suffering from cardiac arrest.

Unk’s widow Sherkita Long-Platt shared with TMZ that the “Walk It Out” rapper died in his sleep after suffering a heart attack. Long-Platt and other members of Unk’s family were motivated to share his cause of death after it was rumored that drugs were involved in his death,