Tue Feb 02, 2021 at 12:17pm ET Silento has been arrested and charged with murdering his cousin, Frederick Rooks, in Atlanta, Georgia. Pic credit: Dekalb County Police Dept Silento has been arrested by the Dekalb County Police and charged with murdering his cousin, which has led to fans what has happened to this once-promising rapper. The 23-year-old rapper, whose real name is Ricky Hawk, had a hit in 2015 with Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae); however, he is now behind bars following his arrest on Monday. The Dekalb County Police Department tweeted out the details yesterday afternoon. They said they had arrested Silento on charges of murdering Frederick Rooks in a suburb east of Atlanta.