Rapper DJ Unk, who was best known for the bouncy early-2000s crunk hit “Walk It Out,” has died. The musician’s wife Sherkita Long-Platt announced his death Friday morning on Facebook.

His wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, initially confirmed his death on Facebook without disclosing the cause. Days later, she revealed that the Walk It Out hitmaker died of cardiac arrest while sleeping.

Atlanta rapper DJ Unk, known for "Walk It Out" and "2 Step," died over the weekend. He was 43. (Paras Griffin / Getty Images for BET) ...

But it was the closing performance from an independent rapper and local party starter that appropriately stole the show: DJ Unk doing "Walk It Out." For the VIP visitors in the crowd, who likely went ...

But it was the closing performance from an independent rapper and local party starter that appropriately stole the show: DJ Unk doing "Walk It Out." For the VIP visitors in the crowd, who likely ...

But Unk called back to the city's rich dance and fashion histories and had dozens of people "walk it out" down each aisle, dressed in customized airbrushed and painted T-shirts, literally throwing the ...

For nearly a century a bridge has spanned the Royal Gorge nearly 1,000 feet above the Arkansas River near Cañon City. The ...