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The song was inspired by popular dance moves and aimed to create a new dance craze.
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2 catalog entries, grouped by year.
About Silento
Silentó is the Atlanta-area rapper associated with the 2015 dance single Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae). He developed a delivery that mixes rapping and singing while still a teenager. The recording reached a wide audience through participatory dance videos and was commercially issued by Capitol, with separate remix editions following.
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Silentó - biographical and recording history
Read Atlanta upbringing, teenage music beginnings and 2015 Watch Me breakthrough; unrelated legal material is not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae) - Apple Music, Capitol
Read 2015 Capitol single listing. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Watch Me remixes - Apple Music, Capitol
Read separately issued four-track remix EP. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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Silentó is the Atlanta-area rapper associated with the 2015 dance single Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae). He developed a delivery that mixes rapping and singing while still a teenager. The recording reached a wide audience...
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