On Thursday (March 30), Remy Ma visited NYU to share with students the challenges she faced in her life and how she overcame them.
Also on the panel was digital marketing strategist Karen Civil, fashion blogger Claire Sulmers, and The Read podcast co-host Crissle West. The event was held by the school’s Organization of Black Women (OBW), as part of their annual Women on the Move event.
Remy greeted attendees as her song “All the Way Up” played, making Bronx natives excited to see their “Bronx Savior.” The rapper told the audience that during four years of her six-year prison sentence, she took college courses taught by volunteer professors, earning her associate degree in sociology. The femcee reflected on how she had to stay cautious after her release from prison and how she built up her brand to avoid falling to a similar fate as other incarcerated peers. She finished her advice by saying “everyone’s story is not your story.”
She went on to explain how she accepted many free gigs and recorded new music for free to get back out in the scene that almost forgot about her. She called it “outwork[ing] the competition.” The “Money Showers” MC had some funny moments as well. When Sulmers made an analogy about going up against people standing in the way of reaching personal goals, she quickly had to clarify, “I don’t recommend cutting somebody.” At that moment Remy made a face indicating otherwise prompting the audience to erupt in laughter.
Remy was later joined by husband and fellow rapper Papoose, who was sitting in the audience. She made note of how she used her leading spot on Love and Hip Hop New York to promote true “black love” and positive images of family, instead of the usual debauchery that takes place on the reality show.
(source: billboard)
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