Silentó first exploded onto the music scene in 2015 with his breakout hit “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae).” At just 17 years old, the young rapper became an overnight sensation.

Atlanta rapper Silentó (real name Ricky Lamar “Ricky” Hawk), best known for the viral 2015 hit “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” was sentenced on June 11, 2025 to 30 years in prison after ...

Silentó became a trending topic for the first time in a long time this week, though not for anything positive. The 27-year-old rapper, initially known for his viral 2015 hit “Watch Me (Whip/Nae ...

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 ...

Silentó, known for his hit song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” pleaded guilty but mentally ill to voluntary manslaughter and other charges in the 2021 shooting death of his cousin.

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 ...

Silentó, known for his hit song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” pleaded guilty but mentally ill to voluntary manslaughter and other charges in the 2021 shooting death of his cousin.

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 death ...

Silentó, known for his hit song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” pleaded guilty but mentally ill to voluntary manslaughter and other charges in the 2021 shooting death of his cousin.

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 ...

Silentó, known for his hit song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” pleaded guilty but mentally ill to voluntary manslaughter and other charges in the 2021 shooting death of his cousin.