A decade after skyrocketing to viral fame with his debut single “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” Atlanta rapper Silentó will spend decades behind bars after pleading guilty to killing his cousin. According ...

Rapper Silento was arrested on Sunday, Jan. 31 in connection to the killing of his cousin in DeKalb County, Ga. The 23-year-old performer, whose real name is Ricky Hawk, was booked on suspicion of ...

On Wednesday (June 11), Silento, born Ricky Hawk, appeared in DeKalb County, Ga., court, where he pleaded guilty but mentally ill to charges related to the fatal shooting. In exchange for his malice ...

The rapper, born Ricky Lamar Hawk, was sentenced Tuesday (June 11) by DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Courtney Johnson after pleading guilty but mentally ill to voluntary manslaughter and several ...

The "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" rapper—whose real name is Ricky Lamar Hawk—has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being convicted of voluntary manslaughter and other charges in the 2021 fatal ...

Silento has been arrested and charged with murdering his cousin, Frederick Rooks, in Atlanta, Georgia. Pic credit: Dekalb County Police Dept Silento has been arrested by the Dekalb County Police and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rapper Silentó — best known for his hit song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” — has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his ...

Silentó — whose hit “Watch Me” introduced much of the world to the whip and the nae nae — has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after killing his cousin. According to the Associated Press, the ...

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Atlanta rapper Silento has been indicted for the murder of his cousin by a Dekalb County, Ga., grand jury. The “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” singer, 23, whose real name is Richard Lamar Hawk, was arrested ...

23-year-old Richard Hawk, who performs under the name Silento, has been indicted for the shooting death of a family member. The "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" rapper was first arrested in connection to the ...