Last night I had the honor of being the guest on DJ Bedtyme's radio show on www.jamnow.com - he is Remy Ma's official DJ and a personal friend. In the studio was an amazing rapper Clap Cognac and his hot blonde manager, Gilat. You should check him out at www.myspace.com/clapcognac
We were in high hopes yesterday as we were waiting for the decision on Remy's appeal. I've said this before but Remy Ma is a good friend of mine. We met in Rikers and she was the only ONLY person to stand by my side while I was in jail. My mother and stepfather were there as well but they live in Cali so I had very little local support. Most everyone I knew in NY testified against me in secrecy and I was alone. Everyone I loved pretty much bailed when things got tough...and it broke my heart.
Even though she was a stranger, Remy was there. She would hear me crying and console me. She would hear me pacing and we would talk for hours through the hole in our cell walls. She truly has a heart of gold. I didn't know she was famous nor did I care. She was just a friend when I really needed one. And I am there for her now that she needs one. I write her, visit her and I will not leave her.
For those of you not familar with Remy's case, she was convicted of shooting her friend in May 2008. I am going to go on the record about her case - which I have yet to really do. This girl - not worth of mentioning her name- was not a friend. She was someone who saw what Remy the rapper had to offer and wanted to leech off of her. She barely knew Remy and was just a friend of a friend. She stole remy's purse after a club one night and they got into a fight. She was not killed, maimed and did NOT suffer any real wounds.
The girl did not immediately press charges. Instead she called Remy and demanded a couple million dollars. When Remy refused to pay-she pressed charges- 1 week later. The only other witness said repeatedly that he didn't see anything then changed his story (cha-chinnnng hear the sound of free money?). He was caught lying on the stand and called on it.
They went to trial and lost the case- convicted by an all-white jury. The judge did not allow them to use the defense of this being a theft and accidental shooting. why? Because Remy is a former member of terror-squad and "gangsta rapper". They wanted to make an example out of her - and they did. Despite audio of this girl trying to extort her- none of this was admissable in court. She was sentenced to 8 years - YES THATS 8 LONG YEARS for this crime.
I'm sure some of you are sitting there saying she deserved what she got. Its not our job to play judge and jury. She deserved a fair trial where her evidence and defense would be allowed. She couldn't even take the stand in her own defense- why? because she wasn't allowed to say it was an accident. So, what was miss "gansta rapper" supposed to say on the stand and in her defense?? She couldn't say anything because she was left no options for a defense.
We found out today her appeal was denied. I have been upset all day over it hoping that justice would prevail. And I still believe it will. I'm not giving up. Her fans will not give up. And her attorneys will not give up. We will take this as far as we need to, to get her out of prison. I am positive we will get her out and she will come back kicking, screaming and spittin' the sickest rhymes you've seen in a long time. FREE REMY