{"id":4382,"date":"2025-10-04T05:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T05:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/10\/04\/brooklyn-drill-that-appeared-with-president-trump-hauled-off-to-prison-to-start-five-year-bid\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T05:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T05:25:10","slug":"brooklyn-drill-that-appeared-with-president-trump-hauled-off-to-prison-to-start-five-year-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/10\/04\/brooklyn-drill-that-appeared-with-president-trump-hauled-off-to-prison-to-start-five-year-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Drill That Appeared With President Trump Hauled Off To Prison To Start Five-Year Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s37284.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-31-at-11.00.24-AM-1240x930.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/sheff-g\/\">Sheff G<\/a> began serving a five-year prison sentence Wednesday morning in Brooklyn after pleading guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy charges tied to a sprawling gang investigation. The 25-year-old rapper, whose real name is Michael Williams, was taken into custody at Brooklyn State Supreme Court at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The charges stem from a 140-count indictment that targeted 32 alleged affiliates of the \u201c8-Trey Crips\u201d and \u201c9 Ways Gang,\u201d which prosecutors say were responsible for a wave of violence across New York City.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prosecutors-linked-lyrics-to-street-violence\">Prosecutors Linked Lyrics to Street Violence<\/h2>\n<p>Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez described Williams as both a \u201cfounding father\u201d of Brooklyn drill music and a \u201cgangland godfather.\u201d The case has reignited national debate over the connection between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/02\/11\/arts\/music\/drill-rap-nyc-eric-adams.html\">drill rap and real-life violence<\/a>, with authorities citing lyrics and social media posts as evidence of criminal activity.<\/p>\n<p>NYPD Assistant Chief of Detectives Jason Savino said during the investigation, \u201cIf Sheff said something, it happened. A simple text, \u2018We got to get a big one,\u2019 created a war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although prosecutors initially sought a 20-year sentence, the judge reduced it to five years, noting there was no proof that Williams personally fired a weapon. He will also serve five years of post-release supervision.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VIRAL MOMENT: Rappers Sleepy Hallow And Sheff G Join Trump Onstage At Bronx Campaign Rally\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wJQPpTioxbg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-career-momentum-halted-by-legal-fallout\">Career Momentum Halted by Legal Fallout<\/h2>\n<p>Before his arrest, Williams was riding a wave of success. He had just wrapped up an 18-city tour with <a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/sleepy-hallow\/\">Sleepy Hallow<\/a>, ending with a packed show at Manhattan\u2019s Terminal 5. In an interview with FOX 5 NY\u2019s Lisa Evers, Williams said, \u201cWe be doing the shows, and after the shows we be doing the meet and greets. So we really like getting to talk to the fans and see what songs they like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked about violence at his performances, he responded, \u201cNot at all. Not at all Lisa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite his rising profile, Williams had a long history with street gangs. He joined the 83 Gangsta Crips at age 12 and had previously served time before turning to music full-time.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-political-appearance-raised-eyebrows\">Political Appearance Raised Eyebrows<\/h2>\n<p>In May 2024, Williams and Sleepy Hallow appeared on stage with former President Donald Trump during a Bronx campaign rally. Both artists were already facing gang-related charges at the time, and the appearance drew widespread attention.<\/p>\n<p>After posting $1.5 million bail in April, Williams used his brief freedom to launch a record label with Sleepy Hallow, secure a major deal and collect multiple gold and platinum certifications.<\/p>\n<p>Because his conviction came through the state court system and not federal charges, Williams is not eligible for a presidential pardon. He officially began serving his sentence on June 12, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/newsbreak\/brooklyn-drill-that-appeared-with-president-trump-hauled-off-to-prison-to-start-five-year-bid\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheff G began serving a five-year prison sentence Wednesday morning in Brooklyn after pleading guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy charges tied to a sprawling gang investigation. The 25-year-old rapper, whose real name is Michael Williams, was taken into custody at Brooklyn State Supreme Court at 9 a.m. The charges stem from a 140-count indictment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}