Rapper Silento sentenced to 30 years for shooting cousin to death

Silento admitted killing his cousin in 2021 (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Atlanta rapper Silento has been sentenced to 30 years in prison over the killing of his cousin in 2021.

The 27-year-old, known for his hit song, Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae), pleaded guilty but mentally ill on Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter and other charges in the shooting of his 34-year-old cousin.