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Silentó
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Silentó in 2018
Background information
Birth name Richard Lamar Hawk
Also known as Ricky Hawk
Born (1998-01-22) January 22, 1998 (age 26)
Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active 2015–present
Associated acts

Richard Lamar Hawk (born January 22, 1998), better known as Silentó (/ˈslənt/) or Prince Silentó, is an American rapper and singer. He is best known for his 2015 debut single "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)", which charted at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 when he was 17. He later released a project titled Fresh Outta High School in August 2018 after some delay. He is from Stone Mountain, Georgia.

In May of 2019, he appeared on the daytime talk show The Doctors to publicly share about his adverse childhood experiences and his battle with his resulting mental health issues.

On February 1, 2021, he was arrested in DeKalb County, Georgia and charged with multiple murder-related counts in the shooting death of his cousin, Frederick Rooks following earlier charges including domestic violence, assault, and possession of a firearm. He remains in police custody.

Career

Silentó's debut single, "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)", made with Bolo Da Producer, was released on his YouTube channel on June 25, 2015. Over the course of one week, it gained over 2.5 million views. After making the song when he was 17 years old in his basement and having already garnered more than 100,000 streams on SoundCloud, A&R Executive Alex Wilhelm approached and signed him to Capitol Records. They then released the track as a single with an accompanying music video. It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100. In June 2015, Silentó performed at the BET Awards, alongside the cast of the show Black-ish.

He also performed the hit single on December 31, 2016, in Times Square for Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest. On August 3, 2018, Silentó released his first album, Fresh Outta High School, which was originally scheduled to be released on May 25. He later released Fresh Outta High School Part 2 on November 29, 2018.

Discography

Mixtapes

Title Album details
Fresh Outta High School
  • Released: August 3, 2018
  • Label: BB&R Enterprises
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Fresh Outta High School 2
  • 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

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

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
AUS
CAN
DEN
FRA
GER
NZ
SWE
SWI
UK
"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" 2015 3 9 15 16 19 50 11 52 41 19
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Gold
  • BVMI: Gold
  • GLF: Gold
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
Non-album single
"No Sense" 2020 Bars Behind Bars
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
DEN
NOR
SWE
"Lightning in a Bottle"
(Sunny featuring Silentó)
2015 Non-album single
"Dessert"
(Dawin featuring Silentó)
17
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum
Dessert
"Girl in the Mirror"
(Sophia Grace featuring Silentó)
2016 Non-album singles
"Emoji"
(Sicko Mobb featuring Silentó)
"Spotlight"
(Samuel featuring Silentó)
"Slide"
(ELS featuring Silentó)
2017
"Like It Like It"
(Marcus & Martinus featuring Silentó)
16 48 Moments
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

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

Guest appearances

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

Accolades for Silentó
Year Award Category Work Result
2015 Soul Train Music Awards Best Dance Performance "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" Won
2017 26th Seoul Music Awards Global Collaboration Award "Spotlight" w/Punch Won

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Silentó para niños

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