Silentó, the musician best-know for his 2015 song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty voluntary manslaughter on Wednesday. Associated Press reports ...

Richard Hawk, the rapper better known as Silento, was arrested on Monday in Georgia on felony murder charges. According the DeKalb County Police Department, Hawk was booked at 6:35 p.m. ET local time ...

Ricky Lamar Hawk, known by his stage name Silentó, has been sentenced in Georgia to 30 years in prison for the 2021 manslaughter of his cousin. He's pictured in 2015. (Drew Gurian / Invision / ...

Atlanta-born rapper Silentó, best known for his viral hit “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” just received a 30-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to killing his cousin. The sentencing brings a ...

Silentó is known for the song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae).” Hawk pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the death of Frederick Rooks III, our sister station at WSB reported. On Jan. 21, 2021, the ...

In 2015, you could not avoid teenage rapper Silentó’s song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae).” The song was a viral hit, and the music video got over 1.9 billion views on YouTube. Now, a decade later, the ...

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — 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 ...

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — 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 ...

The victim was gunned down in the street earlier this year and investigators linked the rapper to the crime. A Georgia grand jury has officially indicted rapper Silento for the January shooting death ...