Remy Ma's fiance, Brooklyn, New York rapper Papoose, is speaking out about his bride-to-be's recent assault trial. "I never seen a case with more issues, more grounds for appeal than hers," Brooklyn, New York rapper Papoose said in a recent interview. "Everybody had different stories. Nobody's stories matched. They all lied on the stand. It's disgusting. It's obvious what that case was about." Papoose went on to call Remy's attorney, Ivan Fisher, "incompetent."

The 26-year-old rap diva was found guilty of first-degree assault, criminal weapons charges and attempted coercion on March 27 and sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday for shooting her longtime friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph in the stomach for allegedly lifting $3,000 from her purse. Obviously, Remy's friends and family, including Papoose, feel the rapper was given a raw deal.

Remy Ma was sentenced to eight years in prison for shooting her longtime friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph in the stomach for allegedly lifting $3,000 from her purse. The 26-year-old rapper was found guilty of first-degree assault, criminal weapons charges and attempted coercion on March 27.

"I stand here today as Remy Mackie," she said before the judge read the sentence. "I'm a loving wife, mother and loving daughter and loving sister to my brothers and sisters." Remy wept as she apologized to Barnes-Joseph, but the judge did not sympathize with the rap diva.

"This is somewhat of a pattern. This is not the first time she has been engaged in a violent act. She never took responsibility for her actions,"the judge said. "This has nothing to do with rap it's about the actions of one person. Remy is an extremely angry young woman who feels the rules do not apply to her."

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"Its nothing. I'm in here chillin' -- eating mad mackerel," Remy Ma joked in a recent interview from New York's Rikers Island correctional facility. While it sounds like the rap diva is making out just fine in the pokey, she quickly went on to discuss how things aren't all roses.

"I'm in the cell 23 hours a day -- max security. It's real crazy over here," Remy explained. "You got certain officers that are extra nice and you got the ones that are extra not nice. I be telling them it's not my fault that my commissary is more than their salary."

Remy, whose real name is Reminisce Smith, was accused of shooting her longtime friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph in the stomach for allegedly lifting $3,000 from her purse. The 26-year-old rapper was found guilty of first-degree assault on March 27.

Remy Ma's not going to let the possibility of spending the next 25 years in prison keep her from proceeding with plans to marry Brooklyn, New York rapper Papoose. When the news surfaced that the two were engaged, Papoose denied the rumor. Now, the emcee is speaking out about his relationship with Remy.

"We always wanted to keep our personal lives personal, so that's why we never went public with our relationship," Papoose wrote in an e-mail to MTV. "Right now, I just feel like she gotta live through me. Yes, we were scheduled to be married on a yacht April 27th. But due to circumstances beyond our control, we are now making arrangements to be married in prison."

Remy, whose real name is Reminisce Smith, was accused of shooting her longtime friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph in the stomach for allegedly lifting $3,000 from her purse. The 26-year-old rapper was found guilty of first-degree assault on March 27. Remy Ma is scheduled to be sentenced April 23.

Papoose went on to tell MTV that Smith plans on appealing the case. He's also requesting that fans show their support through letters. "All her supporters who feel Remy had an influence on their life should write a short letter to the judge asking for the shortest sentence possible," he added. "Send it to LettersForRemy@gmail.com."

Grammy-nominated rapper Remy Ma was found guilty of first-degree assault today in New York state Supreme Court. The rap star's attorneys claimed the shooting was an accident during Monday's closing arguments, but the Manhattan jury didn't buy the story.

The rapper, whose real name is Reminisce Smith, turned herself in last July and was charged with attempted murder, which was later reduced to first-degree assault, in connection with a shooting in New York's Meatpacking District on July 14, 2007.

Smith stood accused of shooting her longtime friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph in the stomach for allegedly lifting $3,000 from her purse.

The rap star was stunned by the verdict and openly sobbed while being escorted out of the courtroom. She faces up to 25 years in prison.

Remy Ma's attorney disclosed in closing arguments Monday that his client did in fact shoot her longtime friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph, but claimed that it was an accident.

Defense attorney Ivan Fisher claimed Remy Ma, whose real name is Remy Smith, got into her friend's car after a party at a New York nightclub and asked Barnes-Joseph -- whom Smith had accused of stealing $3,000 from her purse -- to dump the contents of her bag. Barnes-Joseph refused and a struggle for the purse ensued, resulting in Smith's gun going off. Barnes-Joseph was shot in the stomach and hospitalized for three weeks after the shooting.

"There is no other explanation for why Remy Smith would have chosen that unique moment in time to shoot her," Fisher told the court.

Prosecutors claimed the shooting was anything but an accident. "She took every step you had to take to shoot somebody," Assistant District Attorney Michael McIntosh told jurors. "Ms. Smith took an illegal .45-caliber automatic and loaded it with hollow-point bullets and got into Ms. Joseph's car." McIntosh added that Smith ran after the incident instead of getting her former friend medical attention.

Jury deliberation will begin today. The rapper could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.

Remy Ma's not going to let her legal troubles keep her down. According to BET's celebrity news show 'The Black Carpet,' the rap diva is engaged to Brooklyn, New York rapper Papoose. The pair have been quietly dating for more than two years and plan to tie the knot in the summer.

In the meantime, jury selection for to the raptress' assault trial began yesterday. Remy, whose real name is Reminisce Smith, is accused of shooting her longtime friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph in the stomach for allegedly lifting $2,000 from her purse. The 26-year-old rapper has pleaded not guilty to assault and related charges. Smith could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.

Grammy-nominated rapper Remy Ma will face the heat when her assault trial begins next month. A New York Supreme Court justice has scheduled jury selection to begin on March 6.

The rapper, whose real name is Reminisce Smith, turned herself in and was charged with attempted murder, which was later reduced to first-degree assault, in connection with a shooting in New York's Meatpacking District in July 2007.

Smith is accused of shooting her longtime friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph in the stomach for allegedly lifting $2,000 from her purse.

The 26-year-old rapper has pleaded not guilty to assault and related charges. Smith could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted. Read the full story.

Marred by recent legal trouble, rapper Remy Ma's trial for gang assault and witness tampering is set to begin on February 25, according to TMZ. Remy, whose real name is Reminisce Smith, is accused of shooting her longtime friend, Makeda Barnes-Joseph, in the stomach for allegedly lifting $2,000 from her purse in July 2007, and then trying to intimidate a witness's boyfriend.

In August 2007, a group of male friends, who were said to be associates of Smith, reportedly attacked an unnamed man, who suffered a black eye, shattered jaw and broken cheekbone. To add insult to injury, Barnes-Joseph slapped Smith and her former record labels Universal Music Group and Sure Shot Recordings with a $80 million lawsuit on January 9.

Remy Ma's legal woes have followed her into the new year. The rapper, who was charged with shooting her longtime friend, Makeda Barnes-Joseph, in the stomach for allegedly lifting $2,000 from her purse, was slapped with a $80 million lawsuit on Wednesday. The suit, which names the Remy Ma's former record label Universal Music Group and Sure Shot Recordings, claims the companies encouraged her violent behavior.

"Only by pursuing those who we believe are legally responsible for this vicious and callous act of violence, can we hope to put an end to this senseless cycle of violence that is glorified by Hip-Hop marketing," Barnes-Joseph's attorney, Lauren P. Raysor, said in a statement.

The rapper, whose real name is Reminisce Smith, and her team of lawyers claim Barnes-Joseph is simply an opportunist. "It strikes me that this is part of a publicity stunt," Smith's attorney Ivan Fischer told the Village Voice. "The claims she makes are inaccurate. She reaches into every conceivable deep pocket-people and institutions that have no more responsibility for what happened than the village voice. It's grossly irresponsible

Remy Ma's request to travel across the pond for a five-country European tour was denied by New York Judge Rena Uviller on Thursday. The rapper, who was charged with shooting her longtime friend, Makeda Barnes-Joseph, in the stomach for allegedly lifting $2,000 from her purse, claims she hasn't been able to make money touring Stateside since her July arrest.

To add insult to injury, the rapper -- born Reminisce Smith -- and her record label were slapped with a $10 million civil lawsuit Friday. Shooting victim Barnes-Joseph filed the suit, which claims Smith's record label encouraged her violent behavior.

Smith's attorney Ivan Fischer responded to the suit calling it "irresponsible," and claimed it's "looking for the deepest pocket it could find."

Remy Ma's legal woes have just gotten a little stickier. A New York judge has ruled that the rapper will now face charges for gang assault and witness intimidation. Remy, whose real name is Reminisce Smith, is accused of shooting an acquaintance over money in July, and then trying to intimidate a witness' boyfriend.

Smith was initially charged with shooting her longtime friend, Makeda Barnes-Joseph, in the stomach for allegedly lifting $2,000 from Smith's purse. The rap diva is already facing 25 years in prison for the shooting and the new charges won't make the situation any brighter.

The 26-year-old rapper is now being accused of arranging for a group of male friends to attack the unnamed man, who suffered a black eye, shattered jaw and broken cheek bone.

The case has been adjourned until January 3, while prosecutors wait for the DNA results on blood found on the clothes Smith was wearing the night of the shooting.

Its' Britney B---- ... and Lil' Kim! The pint-sized rapper added her flow and confesses to being a "dirty whore" on a remix of Britney Spears' 'Gimme More,' which Kim dubbed 'Kimme More.' The remix is featured on the rapper's upcoming mixtape, 'Ms. G.O.A.T,' along with the brand-new track, 'Chillin' Tonight.'

Kim also uses the mixtape to take shots at fellow female emcee, Remy Ma, with a freestyle over 50 Cent's 'I Get Money.'

"Every female in the game, they're painting their own picture," Kim told MTV. "I do what I do, they do what they do. May the best woman win. It's only one G.O.A.T."

The Brooklyn rapper, who's close to being released from her deal with Atlantic Records, hopes to drop an album in February. Until then, fans of the mini-diva can check out Kim's first stab at a mixtape.

"I always wanted to do a mixtape," Kim said. "I used to see how 50 used to do it so hard. And I was a big fan of 50 when he first started putting out his mixtapes, and I'm still a fan. I seen his growth. But it all started with the mixtape. He caught my ear. It was a great movement. I said 'Damn, it's not a lot of girls doing it ...'

Despite her recent legal troubles, Remy Ma plans to release a sophomore album, titled 'PunisHer.' The Bronx-bred rapper released her debut album, 'There's Something About Remy,' in 2006, two years after contributing a verse to the Terror Squad summer hit, 'Lean Back.'

In July, the rapper -- born Remy Smith -- turned herself in and was charged with attempted murder, which was later reduced to first-degree assault, in connection with a shooting in New York's Meatpacking district.

The rapper is accused of shooting her longtime friend, Makeda Barnes-Joseph, in the stomach for allegedly lifting $2,000 from Smith's purse. Smith is facing 25 years in prison for the incident, but in a recent interview with the Village Voice, the rap diva stands strong. "There are a lot of things I'll never forget and never forgive. But I'm not dwelling on that s--- every day."

Smith appeared in court November 7 for a pretrial hearing, but the judge was unable to rule on motions presented to the court. "The prosecutor was hoping to get back DNA evidence from some blood found in Remy Smith's car, but it hasn't come back yet," Smith's attorney, Ivan Fisher told MTV. Smith is due back in court December 5. No release date has been determined for 'PunisHer.'