Election Updates: Courting Black voters, Trump turns to rappers accused in gang murder plot.

Toward the end of a rally in the Bronx on Thursday that his campaign staged to try to bolster and highlight his support among Black and Hispanic voters, former President Donald J. Trump called upon two hip-hop artists who have been accused of participating in violent gang warfare fueled in part by their music.

The rappers, Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow, were among several guests invited to voice their support for Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. After they did so, Mr. Trump expressed his gratitude, and then complimented Sheff G’s glittering jewel-encrusted . . .