On Tuesday, Remy Ma, having been found guilty of shooting a woman outside a New York nightclub last year, was sentenced to eight years in prison.
According to the Village Voice's moving account of the proceedings, prior to the sentence being handed down, a tearful Remy told the court, ""Throughout this unfortunate case, I was advised from my attorney to stay silent but now I want you all to see me for me and what I've gone through. Reporters and newspapers have called me a 'hardcore rapper,' a 'hip-hop harlot'—Remy Ma is just a music industry name. A facade. I'm not a thug. I'm not a hardcore anything. I have feelings. I'm Remy Smith—No, I'm Remy Mackie. I'm a wife, mother, daughter and big sister."
The Voice also reports that rapper Papoose, who intended to marry Remy in jail yesterday before authorities allegedly found a handcuff key on his person, "exploded in anger" had to be restrained after sentencing. (Read the story here).
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