About Silentó
Richard Lamar Hawk (born January 23, 1998), known professionally as Silentó, is an American former rapper. Raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Hawk is best known for his 2015 debut single "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)", which peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 when he was 19 years old. Hawk is currently serving a 30-year sentence for the murder of his cousin, Frederick Rooks III. In 2021, he was arrested in DeKalb County, Georgia, after a string of arrests for various crimes and charged with the murder of his cousin. In 2025, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter. A&R executive Alex Wilhelm signed Silentó to Capitol Records in May 2015. It had over 500 million views by December of that year; by 2020, it was one of the most-viewed hip-hop music videos on YouTube with 1.9 billion views as of May 2025. Raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Hawk is best known for his 2015 debut single "Watch Me ", which peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 when he was 17 years old.
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