Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Anthony Platt, better known as DJ Unk, cracked the big time with the release of his debut single, the infectious 'Walk It Out'. Although it had received airplay in Unk's home town, it took several months for the single to achieve nationwide success; but when it did things really took off. The single shot to number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was remixed to include contributions from Andre 3000 and Big Boi from OutKast. The track itself is pretty straight forward - a basic beat and the occasional orchestral stab with a synth top line and an arpeggio in the chorus is about all there is in terms of instrumentation, so it's a good job the vocals supply all the necessary vigour to keep things pumping. They 're heavilyy repetitive, but the chorus is sufficiently hooky to keep you nodding along, and various 'heys' and 'woah's' bulk things out. It's a surprisingly simple and effective combination, which certainly caught the attention of the US audience, as did news that Unk pledged to give up smoking weed and drinking after a suspected mild heart attack in August 2009. ~Martin Gadgil. Copyright (c) Shazam Entertainment Limited 2009. All rights reserved

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