Sheff G, whose legal name is Michael Williams, also must serve five years of supervised release once he’s freed under the terms of the sentence imposed Wednesday. He and the judge agreed on the sentence when the rapper pleaded guilty earlier this year to attempted murder and conspiracy. The allegations of violence against Sheff G had already been made public when he appeared with Trump onstage in May 2024. “As Sheff G said: ‘They always whisper your accomplishments and shout your failures,’” campaign spokesman Steven Cheung responded. Prosecutors have said Sheff G showered money and jewellery on gang members as they battled rivals in Brooklyn.