Rapper Silentó

Rapper Silentó

Rapper Silentó Sentenced to 30 Years for Cousin’s 2021 Killing

On June 11, DeKalb County Judge Courtney L. Johnson sentenced Atlanta rapper Silentó—real name Ricky Lamar Hawk—to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty but mentally ill in connection with the 2021 killing of his cousin, Frederick Rooks III. Hawk admitted to voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, firearm