RELATED: Atlanta hip-hop icon DJ Unk dies at 43: TMZ DJ Unk rose to fame in the mid-2000s with his breakout hit single, "Walk It Out," which climbed into the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

He was one of the pioneers of the sound we call ghetto house music in Chicago,' his friend DJ Slugo told People Thursday in an email. 'We love and miss you my brother, and I won't let our sound die.' ...

"We love and miss you my brother, and I won’t let our sound die." Related: DJ Unk, ‘Walk It Out’ and ‘2 Step’ Rapper, Dies at 43 Slugo also shared an Instagram Reel of him driving to the late musician ...

DJ Funk/Facebook DJ Funk, the Chicago legend who coined the term "ghetto house," has died. The musician, whose real name was Charles Chambers, was 54. Funk's death was confirmed to PEOPLE by his ...

He landed among the team’s top 5 finalists. DJ Unk, best known for his 2006 hit song “Walk It Out,” died. He was 43. Variety via Getty Images Rapper DJ Unk, who is best known for his 2006 ...

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 ...

For the VIP visitors in the crowd, who likely went from the plane to the hotel, maybe to the posh Lenox Mall, and then to the show, Unk's presence at the star-studded ... by featuring them on Southern ...

A man who was a cornerstone of Atlanta rap died over the weekend. DJ Unk was 43 years old. NPR music reporter Sidney Madden has this remembrance. SIDNEY MADDEN, BYLINE: If you were listening to ...