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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Atlanta rapper Silentó gets 30 years after pleading guilty to killing his cousin

Rapper Silento Conviction - (Drew Gurian/Invision/AP)

Silentó, the Atlanta rapper known for his hit song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” pleaded guilty but mentally ill Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter and other charges in the 2021 shooting death of his 34-year-old cousin.

The 27-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Ricky Lamar Hawk, was sentenced to 30 years in prison, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston said in a statement.

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