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Rap Star Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison | ||||||||||||
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| Karen, 05.14.2008, 09:43 AM | ||||||||||||
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| (EZ-Tracks) - If it weren’t for bad press, some celebrities wouldn’t get any press at all.
Such seems to be the case for Reminisce Smith. Known in the music world as Remy Ma, the 26-year old rapper was sentenced to 8 years in prison. She had faced the possibility of up to 25 years behind bars for charges including assault, weapon possession and attempted coercion, AP reports.
The performer’s high-profile legal troubles began when she was linked to a shooting last summer. Ma was accused of shooting a former friend outside of a New York nightclub, after alleging that the victim had stolen money from her purse. Ma was later charged with witness tampering in connection with the case. Following a recent trend of musical weddings, Ma was scheduled to wed rapper Papoose over the weekend—at Rikers Island correctional facility. However, the ceremony was cancelled when the groom reported tried to smuggle a handcuff key into the jail. Ma got her first big break as a performer with Fat Joe’s rap group, Terror Squad. Her debut album, There’s Something About Remy, was released in 2006. Her next album, PunisHER is tentatively expected in 2016. | ||||||||||||
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