| Intro | American rapper |
| A.K.A. | Richard Lamar Hawk |
| Is |
Singer Rapper Actor |
| From | United States of America |
| Type |
Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 22 January 1998, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, U.S.A. |
| Age: | 22 years |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
Ricky Lamar Hawk (born January 22, 1998), better known by his stage name Silentó, is an American producer, rapper, songwriter, and actor. He is best known for his debut single “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)”, which reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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. In April 2015, Silentó was signed to Capitol Records, who 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.
Discography
As lead artist
| 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 |
|
TBA |
| “Get Em” | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| “—” denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Dance |
AUS | NZ | DEN | |||||||||
| “Dessert” (Dawin featuring Silentó) |
2015 | 68 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
|
Dessert EP | |||||
| “Lightning in a Bottle” (Sunny featuring Silentó) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| “Girl in the Mirror” (Sophia Grace featuring Silentó) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| “—” denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| “Volcano” | 2015 | The Vamps | Wake Up |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Teen Choice Awards | Rap/Hip-Hop Track | “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” | Nominated | |
| MTV Video Music Award | Song of the Summer | ||||
| Soul Train Music Awards | Best Dance Performance | Won | |||
| 2016 | Billboard Music Awards | Top New Artist | Silento | Nominated | |
| 2016 | BET Awards | YoungStar Award | Nominated |