“Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” rapper Silentó charged with murder of cousin

2 Chainz hosts a TV series called Most Expensivest where he travels the world in search of the most extravagant lifestyle accessories, so the Atlanta rapper knows a thing or two about showing out. For his NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, the artist formerly (currently?) known as Tity Boi begins his set in his downtown Atlanta nail salon Pamper Atlanta, and performs the songs "Southside Hov" and "Vampire" while receiving a champagne pedicure.

Big, big plans! Malia Obama just landed a major gig as part of Donald Glover’s upcoming Amazon series.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorQuavo, one-third of the Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos, will make his feature-film debut alongside Robert DeNiro, John Malkovich and Jack Huston in the forthcoming film “Wash Me in the River,” which is directed by Randall Emmett (“Midnight in the Switchgrass”) and is currently filming in Puerto Rico.According to the announcement, Quavo (real name: Quavious Keyate Marshall) will play the role of Coyote, “a ruthless and heartless drug lord.” The second directorial outing

Donald Glover has reportedly signed a major new multiple-year TV deal with Amazon.The actor, writer and musician will leave his current deal with the Disney-owned FX, who are behind his acclaimed TV series Atlanta, to partner with Amazon.Glover’s new deal was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, with the outlet claiming that he has signed an eight-figure deal to helm a new “content channel of sorts” for Amazon that will “spotlight Glover’s work and other curated content on Amazon’s Prime

CyHi The Prynce has alleged he was the target of an assassination attempt that caused him to flip his car.Prynce, 36, whose real name is Cydel Charles Young, claims he was driving on a highway in Atlanta when someone shot at him. It’s not known if he was left with any injuries.“Today is a day about love, but in my city (the city of Atlanta) there’s no love here anymore.

Meek Mill and Tekashi 6ix9ine had a heated run-in outside an Atlanta club, reportedly culminating in the latter lunging at Meek and his security.As reported by TMZ, other rappers filmed the incident, which mostly just involves them and their security yelling at one another.

The drama between rappers Meek Mill and Tekashi 6ix9ine is well and truly heating up! The pair had a confrontation in the early hours of February 14 when they ran into each other in the parking lot of an Atlanta club. Some choice words were exchanged when the pair faced off, and security had to intervene to hold Brooklyn-born 6ix9ine back. Both parties took to social media after the run-in, with 6ix9ine suggesting it was ironic that Meek was surrounded by a police presence.

RuPaul’s Drag Race icon Bianca Del Rio is saving 2021 with her brand-new drive-in drag extravaganza, hosted by Voss Events.

Atlanta's Lil Yachty is currently working on a full-length project called Michigan Boat Boy, a tape specific to the regional rap scene Yachty's kept close over the past couple of years. His latest song "Royal Rumble" is a posse cut featuring no less than a five rappers representing the Great Lake State: KrispyLife Kidd, RMC Mike, Babyface Ray, Rio Da Yung OG, and Icewear Vezzo turn up for verses on the song (Dc2Trill, who may or may not be from Michigan, also features).

Lil Yachty has teamed up with a host of rising rappers from Michigan on his new song ‘Royal Rumble’ – scroll down the page to watch the video for it now.The Atlanta rapper has previously worked with the state’s YN Jay, Louie Ray and RMC Mike on his song ‘Flintana’ and has now turned his attention to more MCs from the area.‘Royal Rumble’ features contributions from Detroit rappers Babyface Ray and Icewear Vezzo, Krispylife Kidd and Rio Da Young OG, who hail from Flint, and Dc2Trill.

Grammy-nominated actress and singer Christina Milian (The Oath, Soundtrack) has been tapped for the lead role originated by the late Naya Rivera in the new installment of Starz’s Step Up drama series. Milian will portray Collette in the series, which hails from creator and executive producer Holly Sorensen, Starz and Lionsgate Television.

Jordan Moreau Christina Milian, the actor and Grammy-nominated singer, has joined the cast of Starz’s “Step Up” series, taking over the role originally played by Naya Rivera, who died in July 2020.Milian will play Collette, the character Rivera originated in the series’ first two seasons as a YouTube original scripted show.Starz acquired the series, inspired by the popular “Step Up” dance franchise, in May 2020. Filming for a third season began in Atlanta this month.

An Atlanta rapper, known for the 2015 hit song "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" was arrested Monday for the alleged murder of his cousin, according to authorities. Silentó, whose real name is Richard "Ricky" Lamar Hawk, was charged in the murder of Frederick Rooks, 34, and is being held in DeKalb County jail, authorities said.  Officers found Rooks suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in an Atlanta area roadway on Jan.

Rapper Silento, known for his viral song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” was arrested in Georgia on Monday and charged with murder.

ATLANTA -- Silento, the Atlanta rapper known for his hit song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” was arrested Monday and charged with murder in the shooting death of his 34-year-old cousin, authorities said.DeKalb County police said in a statement on Twitter that the 23-year-old rapper whose legal name is Ricky Hawk was arrested in that suburb of Atlanta. The police statement said he is in the county jail, charged with murder in connection with the Jan.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, citing police.Surveillance footage obtained by investigators showed several cars fleeing the scene and at least one gunshot, according to an incident report obtained by the newspaper.A motive for the fatal shooting remains unclear.Hawk has had several recent run-ins with the law leading up to his Monday arrest, including two busts in one week last August in California, the report said.In one of the cases, Hawk allegedly broke into a random Los Angeles

“Cousin Sal’s Sure Thing,” a video series in which he gave out football betting picks on Facebook, Iacono, also a “Kimmel” writer, was so confident about his prediction of the NFL Seattle Seahawks defeating the Atlanta Falcons, he added a sweetener.“I said that if I was wrong, I’d be willing to get punched in the nuts by [my pal] Johnny Knoxville,” Iacono, 49, and a married father of three, told The Post. “But moments later, Johnny jumped the gun.