silenceThe rapper, who gained fame at the age of 17 with “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” was officially sentenced to prison for the murder of his cousin. Frederic Lukes. The 27-year-old artist, Richard Lamar “Ricky” Hawk, was arrested on February 1, 2021 by the DeCalb County Police Department in Georgia. At the time, investigators confirmed that Lukes had been declared dead at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds. After a thorough investigation, Silento was identified as a major suspect.
From his overnight rise to the virus’s fame, to legal issues before and after his arrest, there are five things you need to know about Silento.
1. Silea rose to fame with her debut single, “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” at just 16 years old.
The rapper, and just high school student released his biggest song on SoundCloud in 2015 (he was working on the song with Beatsmith) Production rags). “I listened 1,000 within the first day. The next day I was 4,000,” Silento wrote on his website, so he decided to drop the music video for his song on his 17th birthday in January 2015. The video has now seen more than 1.7 billion times, and the song itself peaked at number three on Billboard’s “Hot 100” chart.
2. Despite signing on a big label, Silento decided to finish the rest of his high school experience.
The success of “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” signed a deal with Capitol Records, but he didn’t go on the homeschool route afterwards. “I didn’t experience a lot when a new artist was first signed. A certain event, a performance. I was still in school and working to get my diploma,” Silento also wrote on his website.
3. You’ve probably heard of Silento on this other hit song too.
After starting his music career with Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae), Silento worked on collaborating with other artists. One of his most notable collaborations was “Dessert.” dawn. The original song was dropped in March 2015, but Silento boarded for the music video released in October 2019.
4. He followed up the success of his debut single on his first album, A fresh outta high school.
Silento dropped his debut album in September 2018.
The rapper also used his new fame to visit the children’s hospital and “has been honored by Mayor of Augusta, Georgia for his charity within Atlanta,” according to the Silento website. In 2019, he partnered with dosomething.org’s “The Hit Well Weall Take” campaign against e-cigarettes, steam and juilling.
5. Silento was arrested in 2020 on three separate occasions.
He was arrested twice in August 2020 in two days. One of the arrests was reportedly “hatching two strangers last weekend and threatening them.” Hollywood Life. The rapper was facing “counting two felony attacks with a deadly weapon on allegations of using hatch as a deadly and dangerous weapon,” the report added.
Silento reportedly “he entered a stranger’s residence while searching for his girlfriend” and “the homeowner and his children were at home at the time, rocked by the break-in but unharmed.” ABC 7. This came after Silento was released on bail on August 28th in Santa Ana (where he lives), according to online records from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. He was booked “after reporting domestic obstruction,” authorities said. ABC 7. Hollywood Life I had contacted a Silento representative for comments at the time.
Silento reportedly missed a court hearing in September 2020, and a $105,000 bench warrant was issued for his arrest. XXL Magazine It has been reported. Silento was then arrested in October after being reportedly “driving more than 140 mph in Atlanta.” He was released on “his own perception” the same day of his arrest, the outlet reported.
