DECATUR, Ga. — Silentó, the Atlanta rapper known for his hit song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” pleaded guilty but mentally ill Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter and other charges in the 2021 shooting ...

Curious why Silentó’s name is back in the headlines? The rapper behind the 2015 hit “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing his cousin in ...

Rapper Silento has begun his 30-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to charges connected with his cousin's death. Silento was arrested in 2021, weeks after his cousin, Frederick Rooks III, was ...

LITHONIA, Ga. — Ricky Lamar Hawk, 27, a rapper known professionally as Silentó, pleaded guilty to charges for the 2021 shooting death of his cousin, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston ...

Silento, the rapper who rose to fame at just 17 with the viral hit “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” has officially been sentenced to prison for the murder of his cousin, Frederick Rooks. The 27-year-old ...

Atlanta rapper Silentó has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the aggravated manslaughter of his cousin, Frederick Rooks III, and other charges related to the 2021 shooting. DeKalb County ...

Atlanta rapper Silentó, best known for "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)," will spend decades behind bars after pleading guilty, but mentally ill, to killing his cousin. Silento was arrested weeks after his ...