Walk It Out Rapper DJ Unk's Tragic Cause Of Death Revealed

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We now know the story behind DJ Unk‘s tragic and untimely death. As we reported on Saturday, the iconic Atlanta-based rapper — who rose to national prominence with his catchy hit Walk It Out back in the 2000s — died at just 43 years old.

His wife Sherkita Long-Platt shared the news on social media that he’d passed away a couple days ago. The sad reveal quickly went viral as music lovers from all over mourned the tragic loss of the popular rapper and groundbreaking DJ who helped push the Atlanta rap music scene to the forefront during its golden age just after the turn of the century. Related: Céline Dion Shares Rare Photo Of 3 Sons On The Anniversary Of Late Husband’s Death Now, we know more about what happened — and specifically, we have learned Unk’s cause of death.

According to TMZ early on Sunday morning, the Georgia-based DJ and rap star died in his sleep after suffering cardiac arrest.

Ugh. So awful. And of course, the heart attack news is all the more shocking considering his relatively young age, as we noted above.