Reminisce Mackie (née Smith; May 30, 1980),known professionally as Remy Ma, is an American rapper. Her notable songs include "Ante Up (Remix)" (2001), "Lean Back" (2004), "Conceited" (2006), and "All the Way Up" (2016). In 2006, she released her debut studio album There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story, which was a modest success, peaking at number 33 on the Billboard 200 chart. She is one of only five female rappers to ever top the Billboard Hot 100 chart,and one of only three multiple winners of the BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, which she won in 2005 and 2017. 　　She has won two Vibe awards, two Source awards, a BET award for "Best Female Hip Hop", from three nominations in that category. Remy cites Big Punisher and Roxanne Shante as her biggest influences.In 2007, Smith was convicted of intentional assault after shooting a member of her entourage, and sentenced to eight years in the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. She lost an appeal in 2011 and was released on parole on August 1, 2014. 　　In 2011, Remy Ma's music was featured and discussed in a documentary, Black Lifestyle in Japan, where she was praised for looking "stylish" and outlined as one of the most frequently listened to hip-hop musicians in Japan, among younger women.In 2015, Remy Ma joined the cast of VH1's Love & Hip Hop: New York for its sixth season. She received two Grammy nominations for her 2016 single "All the Way Up". 　　Ma grew up in Castle Hill Projects in The Bronx, New York, and often saw the consequences and terrors of her family's drug abuse with her own eyes. She was forced to take care of her little brothers and sisters at a young age and retreated from her home issues by writing poetry. Her reputation quickly grew around the Bronx and word eventually got to the late MC Big Pun of her and her work. After one meeting and a freestyle session, Pun immediately became her mentor.Ma made her first appearances in the music industry on Big Pun's album Yeeeah Baby (under the name Remy Martin) on the tracks "Ms. Martin" and "You Was Wrong". 　　After the death of Big Pun, rapper Fat Joe signed Smith to his imprint label under SRC and Universal and made her a member of Terror Squad. Following the success of Lean Back, which garnered Ma a Grammy nomination, She released three singles from her debut album There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story; "Whuteva", "Conceited" and "Feels So Good". The album moved 37,000 units in its opening week and 158,000 units within the first year.