DJ Unk passed away after he suffered from a heart attack. The Atlanta rapper's wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, confirmed his cause of death to TMZ on Sunday, January 26. She said Unk suffered a heart attack while he was asleep and never woke up.

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.