Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow, the two drill rappers whom former President Donald Trump welcomed on stage at his massive rally in the Bronx Thursday have been charged as co-conspirators in a 2023 murder case via Daily Mail.
It has been noted that Trump campaigned ahead of thousands of fans in one of the most heavily Democratic and non-white areas of the US on Thursday in a push to do what his critics believe is unthinkable: win New York in 2024.
At the rally, he brought the pair of rappers on stage. Trump admired the dazzling diamond grills on their teeth, with the bling-loving Republican joking he wanted to get one for himself.
Sheff G – real name Michael Williams – is a 25-year-old rapper whose songs and videos have millions of YouTube views and Spotify streams.
It has come to light that he’s also a central figure in the gang case unveiled by Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez over a year ago, while he was serving a separate attempted weapons possession sentence.
Meanwhile, Sleepy Hallow – real name Tegan Chambers, 24 – has close to 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify. He faces conspiracy charges in the gang case. Both he and Sheff G have pleaded not guilty.
Images captured on Thursday show Sheff G walking into the park where the rally took place with cameras following him as teenage boys seem visibly excited at spotting the rapper. One of them said, ‘Oh my God. It’s Sheff G.’ Toward the end of his speech on Thursday, Trump asked his supporters, ‘Does everybody know Sheff G? Where is Sheff G?’ before also introducing Sleepy Hallow.
‘President Trump, my man,’ Sheff G was heard saying before Trump gestured to him to approach the microphone.
‘One thing I want to say: They are always going to whisper your accomplishments and shout your failures. Trump is going to shout the wins for all of us,’ Sheff G told the crowd before Sleepy Hallow moved to the microphone to utter Trump’s slogan ‘Make America Great Again.’
A spokesman for Trump´s campaign was asked about whether the campaign knew about the charges and whether it was the former president who sought the rappers´ support or the other way around.
‘As Sheff G said: `They always whisper your accomplishments and shout your failures.´’ campaign spokesman Steven Cheung responded in an email.
Both Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow are due back in court next month. Sheff G´s attorney, Arthur Aidala, said Friday that ‘intense litigation’ was ongoing and ‘we´re cautiously optimistic that Mr. Williams will be exonerated.’
