There's Something About Remy: Based on True Story

Remy Ma | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 7, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Umvd Labels
• ASIN: B000CCBC5S
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,803 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Remy Ma, the Bronx diva who is the female voice of the rap group Terror Squad (TS), hails from the Castle Hill section of the Bronx. Her talents were discovered and she was mentored by the late, great Big Pun. Her solo debut, There's Something About Remy, is released February 7, 2006.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars All the dead guest rappers in the world won't make this an enjoyable cd., June 7, 2006

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PureLake - See all my reviews

This review is from: There's Something About Remy: Based on True Story (Audio CD)

I got this on the strength of "Conceited" because I think that's a really cool, fresh-sounding song. Plus, I thought Remy's rhymes on "Lean Back" were the best part of that song. What a boring disappointment. Maybe I didn't listen to this album enough times, but each song sounded pretty much the same to me. Boring, noisy, monotonous describes this album well. It exemplifies what is wrong with most rap records: only one good song, a ton of filler and skits.

Download the single and save yourself the cash.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "Remy On The Rocks", February 8, 2006

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K. Daye - See all my reviews
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This review is from: There's Something About Remy: Based on True Story (Audio CD)

Let's face it; female rap has been dead for a while now. With Lil' Kim competing with the Jackson's for most plastic surgeries, Foxy Brown being deaf, Eve more concerned with fashion and Hollywood and Lauryn Hill being just plain crazy, there aren't many female front runners in hip hop. But Remy Ma looks promising.

After the untimely death of her mentor Big Pun, Remy's career was put on hold. With the exception of a few guest spots here and there she was virtually unheard from and looked likely to suffer the same fate as most femcees who never get a chance to blossom. Unexpectedly and almost out of nowhere her verse on the Grammy nominated #1 hit "Lean Back" sky-rocketed her into fame and made her a household name.

Now comes the test, its easy for a female rapper to shine as long as a male counterpart is in the picture due to the male dominated genre of rap but a true sign of blah blah is if she can survive on her own.

Remy Ma, formerly Remy Martin definitely has all the ingredients to be successful, the sexiness of Lil' Kim, The swagger of Foxy Brown, and the crossover appeal of Eve, and from track to track she balances these varying contradictions out with ease.

On the Scott Storch helmed title track "Concieted(There's Something About Remy)" she's almost as cocky on the microphone as Kanye West is off of it. The braggadocio is a little hard to swallow at times, but thanks to the sparse production, which in this case works, this track is undeniable, and you'll be singing along before you even notice it.

On "Feel So Good" a radio friendly song that features a smooth hook from newcomer Ne-Yo Remy shows there is a softer side to balance her hard exterior. Though most of the album is very hard it does has its softer moments. "Feels So Good" is reminiscent of rival Foxy Brown's "Get Me Home". "Thug Love" which features late rapper Big Pun, is an Alchemist produced track that is an instant highlight.

"Tight" finds Remy & Fat Joe trading bragging rights on a track that if given proper promotion could rival the club success of "Lean Back". But that doesn't mean this album is a style over substance affair, in fact the album has its share self-conscious tracks. "What's Going On" featuring a soulful hook from Keyshia Cole is a poignant song which finds Remy choosing between having an abortion or keeping her unborn child, While "My Life" addresses the downsides of fame.


This album is pretty good, and Remy could have been on her way to stardom if not for the label disputes she's having, it's sad because this album is pretty good.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There's nothing about Remy! (2 and 1/2 stars), July 5, 2007

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Nuisance "the rebel" (Miami) - See all my reviews

This review is from: There's Something About Remy: Based on True Story (Audio CD)

On the real when I first heard Remy on Big Pun's Yeaahh Baby album, I thought she was cool plus I heard some underground stuff of hers that wasnt bad. But the difference between the person I heard on Yeaah Baby and the one I'm hearing on this album is the one on Pun's posthumous album had potential, this person right here is just flat out lazy. Listen to the singles she released(Conceited, Whuteva and Feels So Good). Weak! The Good: She spits some decent bars on She's Gone and the David Banner-assisted I'm. She spits well over a sinister beat on Bilingual(which feautures Ivy Queen). Even though the morbid s*** she was saying on that track would make Eminem blush she put effort into it. On What's Going On(featuring Keyshia Cole), Remy talks about being pregnant and the stress she went through and Keyshia Cole wasnt too shabby on the chorus. Still is another track where tells stories of her problems with her baby father, her mother and stepfather. What's Going On and Still are the best songs on the album because they are something different from the norm that she gives you throughout the album. Honorable Mention: Thug Love(I could have sworn Lil Kim and Twista had a song by the same title) featuring Big Pun(RIP) and Guilty. The Bad: Tight is a certified snoozer. Even though the beat provided by Cool and Dre was nice, Remy's lyrics and that hook leave something to be desired. Crazy is another snoozer but this time the beat is just as weak as Remy's rhyming. Ne-Yo provides a good chorus for Feels So Good and the beat was fairly decent but Remy made the song weak with her incessant droning. Her first single Whuteva was doodoo, her rhymes on the track were lazy and lines like /Terror Squad aint Brady Bunch/ and I aint Marsha/ make every claim that she is the best thing since sliced bread seem laughable. The Ugly: Conceited is the worst track on the album! The corny beat provided by Scott Storch, the infantile lyrics provided by Remy and why does this track sound like a female version of Right Said Fred's I'm Too Sexy(Im too sexy for my shirt anyone?)? Conceited is twice as corny as I'm Too Sexy. Lights, Camera, Action is another throwaway track with stale commercial-type production and lazy lyrics. Secret Location takes the number two spot as the worst tracks on the album. Boring coke rhymes over a rinky-dinky beat. Priceless.
Bottom Line: File Remy Ma's There's Something About Remy under rightfully slept-on albums. Besides the songs I mentioned in the good section, she doesnt offer much but lazy rapping over decent beats. How many times does she mention wearing Pink Tims in one song? How many times does she mention a basement with a stripper pole in it throughout the album? Why all the hype around her when she doesnt sound as good as she did on Pun's last album or on her underground stuff? When I first heard her early s*** I thought she was was tight but after hearing this album and that garbage a** Terror Squad True Story album I seriously doubt that she wrote those rhymes. She's conceited, she has no reason!