Remy Ma plans wedding in NYC jail
NEW YORK (AP) -April 4, 2008 The Grammy-nominated artist aims to marry her fiance, fellow
rapper Papoose, at the city's Rikers Island jail while she awaits
her sentencing for shooting a friend she suspected of stealing
$3,000, lawyer Ivan Fisher said.
"They're much in love," Fisher said. "They're very committed
to each other, and they had intended to marry one way or another."
Remy Ma, whose real name is Remy Smith, was convicted last month
of assault, weapon possession and attempted coercion in the July
2007 shooting after a party at a Manhattan nightclub.
The 26-year-old performer is being held without bail until her
sentencing, set for April 23. She faces the possibility of up to 25
years in prison.
About 200 weddings are performed each year at Rikers Island,
which offers chaplains and chapels, said city Department of
Correction spokesman Stephen Morello. Only two guests will be
permitted, and the couple won't be allowed to wear rings with
protruding gems.
Remy Ma was nominated for a Grammy as part of the Terror Squad
for the 2004 hit "Lean Back." She also has recorded with rap
stars Busta Rhymes and Eminem.
Papoose's "Born To Win" was featured on the top-selling
football video game "Madden NFL 06," and the music magazine
Rolling Stone named him one of its "10 Artists to Watch" in 2006.
The Brooklyn rapper, whose real name is Shamele Mackie, also
attracted attention with a track called "50 Shots," in which he
vented his anger about a fatal 2006 New York City police shooting
of an unarmed man who was hours away from getting married.