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Silentó
Silentó in 2018
Silentó in 2018
Background information
Birth nameRichard Lamar Hawk
Born (1998-01-22) January 22, 1998 (age 28)
Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2015–2021
Websitesilentoworld.com module = Criminal information
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Conviction(s)Voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault
Criminal penalty30 years in prison

Richard Lamar Hawk[1] (born January 22, 1998), better known as Silentó (/ˈsaɪləntoʊ/) or Prince Silentó, is a retired American rapper, singer and convicted criminal.[2] He is best known for his first single "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)". The song charted at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.[3]

On February 1, 2021, he was arrested in DeKalb County, Georgia and charged in the murder of his cousin, Frederick Rooks.[4] On June 11, 2025, a judge sentenced Hawk was to 30 years in prison after Hawk plead guilty but mentally ill to the charge of voluntary manslaughter. He was also given a consecutive five-year sentence for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after firing a gun in the direction of two other people.[5]

Discography

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Mixtapes

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Title Album details
Fresh Outta High School[6]
  • Released: August 3, 2018
  • Label: BB&R Enterprises
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Fresh Outta High School 2[7]
  • Released: December 7, 2018
  • Label: BB&R Enterprises
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Skyrolyrics
  • Released: October 14, 2020
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Bars Behind Bars
  • Released: March 13, 2021
  • Label: BB&R Enterprises
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

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Title EP details
SilentóMOB: The Doctor's Exclusive
  • Released: May 10, 2019
  • Label: BB&R Enterprises
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of charted singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[8]		 AUS
[9]		 CAN
[10]		 DEN
[11]		 FRA
[12]		 GER
[13]		 NZ
[14]		 SWE
[15]		 SWI
[16]		 UK
[17]
"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" 2015 391516195011524119 Non-album single
"No Sense"[23] 2020 — — — — — — — — — — Bars Behind Bars
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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US US
Dance
[24]		 AUS
[9]		 NZ
[14]		 DEN
[25]		 NOR
[26]		 SWE
[15]
"Lightning in a Bottle"[27]
(Sunny featuring Silentó)		 2015 ——————— Non-album single
"Dessert"
(Dawin featuring Silentó)		 6857617—— Dessert
"Girl in the Mirror"[31]
(Sophia Grace featuring Silentó)		 2016 ——————— Non-album singles
"Emoji"[32]
(Sicko Mobb featuring Silentó)		 ———————
"Spotlight"[33]
(Samuel featuring Silentó)		 ———————
"Slide"[34]
(ELS featuring Silentó)		 2017 ———————
"Like It Like It"
(Marcus & Martinus featuring Silentó)		 —————1648 Moments

Promotional singles

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List of singles
Title Year Album
"Get Em"[35] 2016 Non-album single

Guest appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Volcano" 2015 The Vamps Wake Up
"Juicy Fruit" 2018 Night & Day (Day Edition)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result ref
2015 Teen Choice Awards Rap/Hip-Hop Track "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" Nominated
MTV Video Music Award Song of the Summer
Soul Train Music Awards Best Dance Performance Won [36]
2016 Billboard Music Awards Top New Artist Nominated
2016 BET Awards YoungStar Award Nominated
2017 26th Seoul Music Awards Global Collaboration Award "Spotlight" w/Punch Won [37]

References

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  1. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Silentó Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Silentó – Biography". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ Lee, Christina (December 14, 2015). "How Silentó got the nation doing nae nae". Maxim.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Rapper Silento indicted on murder charge in cousin's shooting death".
  5. ↑ "The Rapper Silentó Gets 30 Years in Prison for Fatal Shooting of His Cousin". The New York Times. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Fresh Outta High School – Album by Silento on Apple Music". Apple Music. August 3, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Fresh Outta High School Part 2 by Silentó on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  8. ↑ "Silento – Chart history: The Hot 100". Billboard. September 12, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Discography Silentó". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Silento – Chart history: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Discography Silentó". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "Discographie Silentó". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "Discographie Silentó" (Enter "Silentó" into the "Suchen" box). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  14. 1 2 "Discography Silentó". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  15. 1 2 "Discography Silentó". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Discographie Silentó" (select "Charts" tab). Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Silentó". Official Charts Company.
  18. ↑ "American certifications – Silento". Recording Industry Association of America.
  19. ↑ "CHART WATCH #352 – auspOp". Auspop.com.au. January 23, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (enter "Silento" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search") on August 1, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  22. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 7, 2015.[dead link]
  23. ↑ "No Sense – Single by Silentó on Apple Music". Apple Music. November 17, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Dawin – Chart history (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  25. ↑ "danishcharts.com - Danish charts portal". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  26. ↑ Steffen Hung (May 4, 2015). "Discography Silentó". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  27. ↑ "Lightning in a Bottle (feat. Silentó) – Single by Sunny". iTunes. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  28. ↑ "American single certifications – Dawin – Dessert". Recording Industry Association of America". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  29. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 28, 2015.[dead link]
  30. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (November 14, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Adele 'Hello' Spends Third Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Girl in the Mirror (feat. Silento) – Single by Sophia Grace". iTunes. June 9, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Emoji (feat. Silentó)". iTunes. September 2, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  33. ↑ "Spotlight – Single by Punch". iTunes. April 8, 2016. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  34. ↑ "Slide (feat. Silentó) – Single by ELS". iTunes. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  35. ↑ "Get Em – Single". iTunes. March 18, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Winners". BET.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  37. ↑ "Watch Performances from the '26th Seoul Music Awards'!". allkpop.com. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
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