Viral rapper Silento has been on a tier of disparaging behavior for several years now, but his most recent incident may be the glacier that permanently sinks his career.
According to a Twitter blast from the Georgia DeKalb County Police Department official account, the Georgia-born creator of the “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” dance had been apprehended for the alleged murder of a man 11 years his senior.
“Today, Ricky Hawk, 23, was arrested for the murder of his cousin Frederick Rooks, 34. On January 21, the DeKalb County Police Department investigated Rooks’ death after he was found shot on Deep Shoals Circle. Hawk is in the DeKalb County Jail charged with Murder. #WeAreDKPD,” the DeKalb County Police Department tweet read.
Upon further exploration of local law enforcement testimony, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Rooks was actually cousins with Silento and police say he was the one responsible for his January 21 shooting death.
“However, after a thorough investigation, DKPD detectives identified Hawk as Rooks’ cousin, and the person responsible for Rooks’ murder,” police spokeswoman Michaela Vincent said in a statement to the publication.
While no motive has been uncovered as of publishing time, the official police report states they collected eight bullet casings at the scene and multiple residents’ surveillance videos and angles show at least one gunshot being fired and several high-speeding cars fleeing the scene.
Best known for his inaugural single, 2015’s “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, was certified six-times platinum and predated the TikTok/Triller rap song euphoria many artists enjoy these days, the ensuing years haven’t bred as much success for the formerly purported rap sensation.
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After staving off death rumors for years, he spent a notable part of his 2020 being in and out of jail.
Last September, he was busted for allegedly wielding a hatchet and other domestic violence towards a girlfriend inside a California home. That case is still pending.
Drugs fucked him all up. Oh well…he can NeNe all he wants in prison now.
Whoa! From what I remember, he was first headlining the news for being upset for not getting a Grammy, then there were all these wild incident reports and now this? Whether it was too early fame, drug use or mental health issues, one can’t help but fathom if he’d be in a different place had he not pursued his dream. It’s not all “the worlds mine” when one makes it in the “industries.” There’s a lot of stress and drama. Fame at times comes with a price. It’s saddening that this price had insane unplayable interest.
Look at that dude. Do you think fame led to this or that he was pretty much fucked up either way? I know which way I’m leaning.
Fame gave him the horrible opportunity to do as many drugs as he wanted without any struggle whatsoever to get them. His mental health wouldn’t have deteriorated so quickly if he was budgeting his money and didn’t have a bunch of yes men around him. So yeah I’m sure he had issues like many of us do, but yeah this never would’ve happened again if he never blew up
Sad thing is that you believe that.
That picture up top. You can see him 30 years from now aged perfectly over that face. Sad. It’s racist to say something needs to be done about all this. Even if you are black.
Looks like he whipped and his cousin nae-naed.
yes it does happen. family killing family i suppose usually over money. just aggressive and sad.
Bet he killed his cousin, for a nickel rock
Caught a new murder case, for a nickel rock, probably getting sent upstate cuz of nickel rock, sold your soul to the state, for a nickel rock.
What a genetically defective piece of trash.