Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow Fire Back at Peter Rosenberg’s Call for Their Removal from Hot 97 Summer Jam

Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow have responded to Peter Rosenberg after the radio host demanded their removal from the Hot 97 Summer Jam lineup due to their support for Donald Trump.

Rosenberg voiced his disapproval on Thursday (May 30), criticizing the New York drill rappers for attending a recent Trump rally in the Bronx and publicly endorsing the controversial former president.

“I’m disgusted. Hit ’em both with the button as far as I’m concerned,” Rosenberg said. “I hit everybody at the station, ‘Let’s pull them off Summer Jam.’ I just want y’all to know, that is me, Karen Rosenberg, I don’t want ’em on Summer Jam.”

Sleepy Hallow is scheduled to perform at this year’s event alongside artists like Doja Cat, Sexyy Red, and French Montana. Sheff G isn’t listed as a performer but might appear during his frequent collaborator’s set.

Rosenberg did show some leniency toward Sleepy Hallow, noting that he appeared to be laughing while speaking at the rally.

“You can tell it’s a big joke to him, which to me in some ways makes it worse,” he added. “But that ‘make America great again,’ he can barely hold himself together from laughing. What kind of endorsement is that?”

Both rappers responded to Rosenberg’s comments on social media.

“This old n**** is a d*** eater [crying laughter emoji],” Sleepy Hallow posted on his Instagram Stories while resharing the clip.

Sheff G issued a longer response, saying:

“Damn.. thought we was free to vote for whoever we wanted… I never knew we had to have the same political opinion as @laurastylez @oldmanebro @rosenbergradio in order to gain success[.] imagine that…

“Crazy thing is .. throughout all my success I never seen either of y’all mention my name .. y’all sat silently and watched lol ( whisper) … but as soon as something that y’all consider negative comes up, y’all quick to (shout) lol.

He concluded: “y’all the reason our generation is the way it is .. I’m not even gonna say no disrespectful shit either [slight frown emoji] it’s all love [blue heart emoji] #everythinglit.”

The rally took place in the Bronx last week, where both rappers shared the stage with Trump and spoke to the crowd.

“One thing I wanna say… they always gonna whisper your accomplishments and shout your failures. Trump gonna shout the wins for all of us,” Sheff said.

After shaking Trump’s hand, Sleepy simply said into the microphone, “Make America great again!” to loud cheers from the crowd.

While their appearance received praise from Trump supporters, including Amber Rose who commented: “Let’s gooooo #trump2024,” the rappers were largely criticized for endorsing the former president.

Some fans speculated that Sheff and Sleepy were supporting Trump to secure favors from the president if he returns to office, given their legal troubles.