Unk, along with artists like Lil Jon, T.I., and Young Jeezy, helped put Atlanta on the map as the epicenter of Southern rap. The crunk era, with its hyped-up beats and crowd chants, revolutionized ...

UNK's TRIO Student Support Services helped guide Cristi EagleFeather to her degree in 2010. Last July, she became an adviser to students in the TRIO program.

The music world has lost a star. Rapper DJ Unk, an Atlanta, Ga., native known for his 2006 hit song “Walk It Out,” has died, according to his family and friends. He was 43. “I just lost my ...