Ricky Lamar Hawk, better known by his stage name Silentó, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in connection with the 2021 killing of his cousin, Frederick Rooks III.
The 27-year-old rapper, who rose to fame with the hit single “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” pleaded guilty but mentally ill to multiple charges, including voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and concealing the death of another.