Anthony Leonard Platt (November 28, 1981 – January 24, 2025), better known by his stage name Unk, was an American rapper, DJ, and hype man. He is best known for his 2006 snap hit "Walk It Out".
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Unk (28 December 1982 - 24 January 2025), also known as DJ Unk, was an Atlanta-based southern rapper whose album, Beat'n Down Yo Block, was released on October 3, 2006. Walk It Out is a single on the CD. The official remix to the single features Andre 3000 of Outkast and Jim Jones. Unk started out DJing for high school parties, local pep rallies, proms and cookouts in 1998 but is now the #1 Oomp Camp All-Star as well as the youngest member of the Big Oomp team. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus
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Anthony Leonard Platt (November 28, 1981 – January 24, 2025), better known by his stage name Unk, was an American rapper, DJ, and hype man. He is best known for his 2006 snap hit "Walk It Out".
== Life and career == Platt began spinning records in 1998, and, after meeting DJ Jelly and DJ Montay, joined their DJ entourage, the Southern Style DJs. They performed for high school parties, proms, pep rallies, and other events around the state of Georgia. In 2000, Big Oomp signed Unk to his label, Big Oomp Records. He released the album ''Beat'n Down Yo Block! in 2006 led by the single "Walk It Out" that reached the top ten in the Billboard Hot 100. In 2008, he released the album 2econd Season'', supported by the single "Show Out" to moderate success. In 2013, he released the single "Have A Toast" followed by "Wait" in 2014, while he continued to tour the college circuit.
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