Silento Lyrics

Richard Lamar "Ricky" Hawk, known professionally as Silentó (/ˈsaɪləntoʊ/), is an American former rapper. 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 years old.

Prompted by losing a high school talent show, Hawk independently released his debut single, "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)", as Silentó on SoundCloud in January 2015.It was based on previous hip hop dance trends including the whip, the Nae Nae, the Stanky Legg, and the Superman. He promoted it on his Instagram and SoundCloud accounts and by performing it at local birthday parties, school events, and roller rinks. The digital distribution network TuneCore soon helped to promote the song through an April 2015 partnership with DanceOn, a dance-based multi-channel network on YouTube that paid its partner channels through Content ID to make videos set to the song with the hashtag #WatchMeDanceOn. User-generated videos on both YouTube and Vine then made the song a dance craze and brought it to viral success by June 2015. It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it spent 53 weeks, and was certified 6× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also topped Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in September 2015. A&R executive Alex Wilhelm signed Silentó to Capitol Records in May 2015. The song's success made Silentó known as a one-hit wonder.

In the later phase of his career, Hawk was plagued by various controversies, which included erratic statements on social media and mental health struggles. In 2021, he was arrested in DeKalb County, Georgia and charged with the murder of his cousin, following two arrests from the year prior due to breaking into a random home using a hatchet and then driving 143 miles per hour (230 km/h) on a Georgia highway.
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