A New York City hip-hop artist who appeared next to President Donald Trump during a rally in the Bronx last year has been sentenced to five years in prison for gang-related activities, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Wednesday.

Michael Williams, 26, known professionally as Sheff G, was among many who were accused of gang-related shootings and possessing guns, according to the release. He was charged alongside another popular rapper, Tegan Chambers, better known as Sleepy Hallow.

Williams was vocal about his support for Trump during his 2024 presidential campaign and made a guest appearance on stage at a Trump rally in May.

“They are always going to whisper your accomplishments and shout your failures,” Williams told the crowd at the time. “Trump is going to shout the wins for all of us.”

Williams took a plea deal on Wednesday, pleading guilty to multiple counts of second-degree attempted murder and second- and fourth-degree conspiracy. In exchange, he was sentenced to five years in prison and five years’ post-release supervision, according to the statement from the district attorney’s office.

The press release said Williams was a member of 8 Trey Crips and its affiliate, the 9 Ways gang. The rapper “used the earnings from his music career to fuel gun violence in Brooklyn, by offering money and giving expensive jewelry to those who committed acts of violence,” the statement continued.

However, Williams’ involvement “went beyond merely offering money to commit acts of violence,” the statement said, adding that he was a getaway driver in one of the gang-related shootings.

Many of Williams’ co-defendants’ acts of violence were also allegedly captured on surveillance videos. He and his alleged fellow gang members had even “boasted about their criminal activities on social media and in text messages, discussing acts of violence and taking credit for shootings and an assault,” according to the district attorney’s office.

In one instance, Williams was named as a co-conspirator in a 2020 mass shooting that killed an alleged member of a rival gang and injured five others, according to the release. He sent a text message an hour after the shooting saying that the 8 Trey Crips and 9 Ways had scored against their rivals, the statement said.

Williams “hosted a lavish dinner” with his fellow gang members two days later along with Chambers, according to the release.

“Notoriety could not shield this defendant from justice,” Gonzalez said. “He used his fame to fund and direct violence, terrorizing our streets, and though we sought a much longer sentence, he will now be held to account.”

Williams’ attorney, Arthur Aidala, told The Associated Press that after “careful review of the evidence and hard consideration,” the two of them decided that the plea deal was in “the best interest of everyone involved.”