The 27-year-old Atlanta rapper, Silentó, whose legal name is Ricky Lamar Hawk, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting Frederick Rooks III.

The songwriter, whose real name is Ricky Hawk, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and three other charges in relation to the killing.

Atlanta rapper Silentó entered a plea of guilty but mentally ill on Thursday to charges that he killed his cousin in 2021. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his crimes, according to a statement from DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston.