Dance Craze, Hit Song Gives Rapper Silento a Breakthrough

Silento, the 17-year-old rapper who's having a pop culture moment with the dance craze to his debut song, says he wants to be a role model to the young kids who have posted videos dancing to his tune.   His "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)'' has continued to rise on the charts and gain millions of views on YouTube, becoming popular among children who have imitated the dances he references in the song, including Nae Nae and the Stanky Legg. "I always wanted to be...

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