Why is everybody trying to act like Remy Ma deserves a whole RICO case just because of a joke? Come on now. Are people really ignoring her sense of humor and taking every single thing she says like it's a sworn statement? We have to talk [music] about this. Welcome back to the channel Shadow Reed. It's your boy Marcus Hale and I appreciate [music] you for tuning in. Today we're talking about Remy Ma because once again, she has everybody talking. At [music] this point, she's like the female version of the algorithm just like 50 Cent is on the masculine side of the culture. No matter what she says, people are watching every move and breaking down every single word. A lot of people seem to be taking her comments way more seriously than they were probably meant to be. Instead of catching the joke or understanding her personality, they're running with their own interpretations. Things got so big that Remy even felt the need to put out a statement to clear the air. >> I love the way it was what made it fire because it was like a party. Imagine this, it's like you go to a club, right? I'm in the club. I'm just giving y'all my the first cuz I started off in the suite. I'm in the suite, I got some Knicks players up there, me and French is up there. I'm pre-gaming, I got my D'ussé lemonade going on and and it's just like I'm there for about 45 minutes an hour. Once I realize, "Okay, we're going to be here for a while." I'm looking at her, I said, "Listen, guys, >> I'm still making my way through Remy Ma's interview with Angie Martinez and there were a few topics from that conversation I want to cover in the separate video. But before we get to all of that, we need to talk about one specific moment that completely blew up across the blogs. It was the part where Remy joked about being the perfect [music] woman for any man and said she wasn't about to give away all of her secrets. That clip [music] spread everywhere, but a few of her comments had people reacting in a big way. [music] Some started suggesting that she has low standards when it comes to men, while others claimed she was praising certain behaviors. That's a big leap to make from one conversation. >> [music] >> So first, we're going to watch the clip together. After that, I'll give my thoughts on what was actually said. Then we'll get into what Remy Ma later posted on Instagram to respond to all the buzz, and we'll break that down, too. >> [music] >> When I first watched this clip, I understood what Remy Ma was trying to say. The way I took it was pretty simple. She was saying that if a man is into sports, she's into sports, too. [music] But, not because she's pretending just to impress somebody, she actually knows the game and can really talk about it. That was the point I got from her comments. Then, she switched over to the examples about D R U G S and G U N S. Personally, those weren't the examples I would have used because people can easily take them the wrong way. >> [music] >> But, it sounded like she was just trying to make an exaggerated comparison, not making a literal claim. To be honest, my first thought was that she might have been referencing one of her songs. I remembered lyrics where she talks about different people from all kinds of backgrounds showing her support. So, I figured she was speaking in that style instead of making a serious statement about real-life situations. >> [music] >> At no point did I hear it as Remy Ma literally saying, "If you're involved in gangs, or if you're some big-time kingpin," that she's claiming to have connections or access to that world. That's how some people chose to interpret it, but I didn't come away with that impression at all. It sounded more like colorful storytelling than factual statement. >> business like you get These people they be watching. You know what I'm saying? I don't want people stealing my sauce. >> [laughter] >> Seriously, I'm like the perfect girl. Like, seriously. Like, seriously. I mean, look at me. I'm First of all, I'm I watch football. I watch basketball. I watch boxing. I watch baseball. Like, not and not just watch it. Like, I know. I know the coach. I know the team. I know who's getting traded. I know when is the draft. Like, like, I I know what's going on here. Oh, you sell drugs? Great. I got you. I know how much this uh how much you need to weigh. I I might even have a mean connect for you. Like, for like, I got you. Oh, you're into guns? What did you know? I I love that. Like, anything >> [laughter] >> Anything that guys uh like and love, I like and love it, too. So, it works perfect. >> So, listening to Remy's newer song, Put It On, she's talking about the kind of men who are trying to get her attention. Then, if you go back and listen to Ever Since You Left in the remix, she again mentions an NBA player who's allegedly spending big money on her. Those lyrics paint a picture of successful people trying to impress her. In Put It On, she also mentions a chef who allegedly wants a chance with her. Then, she brings up someone who's allegedly living an international lifestyle. After watching this interview, it definitely makes you wonder if that part connects to the man she mentioned only talking to over FaceTime. Whether that's true or not, it's the kind of detail that gets people talking. Looking at those songs together, it sounds like she's describing wealthy, established men with successful careers. That's why I never took those interview comments as her literally talking about people involved in crime or making factual claims about anyone's lifestyle. To me, it felt more like playful, over-the-top storytelling mixed with the kind of confidence that's always been part of her music and personality. But, some people heard those comments and immediately jumped to Remy needs better for herself or she has terrible taste in men. Others acted like she was being completely serious. That's where I think the disconnect happened. Remy has always had a bold, unfiltered style, and she often jokes in a way that's meant to entertain the people around her. Sometimes, that kind of humor doesn't land with everyone, especially online, where short clips can be taken out of context. A lot of people were taking Remy's comments completely [music] at face value. They started acting like she was literally talking about hanging around drug kingpins or gang members, but that's not what I got from what she said at all. To me, people were turning a joke into something much bigger than it needed to be. >> It was nice knowing y'all. I'm going to hang with the real people. I go hang with my brothers, not the real people, but you know what I'm saying? Like, the real people. >> Yeah, yes. >> Everybody sitting here is just too calm and too chill. I call him I'm my brother, he I sold the rich. I had Joe in background. I'm like, Joe's drunk. I'm definitely going down there like >> [laughter] >> That Joe drunk is the best. >> It's the best Joe ever. We don't see him very often cuz he doesn't drink. >> Once those reactions started spreading, Remy clearly saw what people were saying. Some were bringing up her past and questioning why she would even make jokes involving G U N S or D R U G S. Others were saying she should have known better because of her history. The conversation quickly shifted away from the original clip and turned into people making assumptions about what she actually meant. So, Remy jumped on Instagram and addressed it herself. She wrote, "Y'all got to lighten up." with laughing emojis. Then she added, "It was a joke referencing a verse I did. I do not have a D R U G plug, a G U N connect, sir." followed by more laughing emojis. She also joked, "I do know how to cook and bake like an M F er though." with a playful emoji. That was her response, plain and simple. To me, that cleared things up. She directly said people misunderstood the joke and explained what she was referencing. There wasn't much else that needed to be added after that. The bigger issue is that social media moves so fast that people sometimes react before looking at the full context. A short clip gets shared everywhere, everyone adds their own opinion, and suddenly the original meaning gets lost. That's exactly what seems to happen here. I also think it's worth asking a simple question. If someone has already gone through major legal issues in the past and knows the attention they're under, does it really make sense to assume they're publicly claiming to have criminal connections during a widely watched interview? That's a conclusion some people reached, but Remy's own explanation pointed in a completely different direction. I'm just saying sometimes you've got to connect the dots the right way. Don't [music] turn two and two into something completely >> drink. I go downstairs. I'm in this area that they have sectioned off in the middle of the arena. >> know how I didn't see you cuz I was in the same area. >> you was there on you came Sunday? >> Yeah, but we did the we did the I saw you at the after thing Sunday. But, we did the opposite. I did the rafter first, [music] and then I was like, "Oh, we're going to be here a while. I'm going to go sit up in the I'm hungry. I need a cocktail." >> down. I'm like, "Oh, shout out to Hottest State." The moment I heard Remy make those comments, I never thought she was being serious. It sounded like she was throwing out exaggerated examples while making a bigger point about the kinds of people who try to get her attention. The way I understood it, she wasn't trying to reveal her real approach or give away any personal secrets. Instead, she used over-the-top examples to keep the conversation entertaining. [music] Now, would I have picked the same examples? Probably not, but I still didn't take them as literal statements. Think about it for a second. Why would [music] someone seriously go on a public interview and openly claim to know where G U N's are or say they have criminal connections? That just doesn't add up to me. It sounded much more like a joke that [music] people interpreted in the most extreme way. >> down. I'm like, "Oh, LeBron's over here, Lil Baby's over there, DJ Drama the whole Atlanta's over there." We got Fab, Jim, um I ran into Maxwell. I'm I'm turning around and I just hear somebody, "Yeah, you're my I with you." I'm like, I turn around, it's Rihanna A$AP. So, I'm like literally in a club with all everybody who's a fun. It's not like the little snooty people cuz I feel like anybody who's like snooty, they wouldn't have lasted there too long. Anybody who really knows >> It was crowded as >> Yeah, but if you cool and moving around, getting bumped into here and there, it was the best party. And then, at the end of my club night, Jay-Z comes out and brings everybody who's anybody [laughter] on the stage. Like, this is how I'm looking at They thought they was at a concert. And then, Remy, I was in the club chilling with all my friends and then he performed. >> We've also seen plenty [music] of conversations in hip-hop where some artists are criticized for presenting an image that people later question. Some build larger than life personas while others blur the line between entertainment [music] and reality. That's one reason it's important not to assume every lyric or every joke is a factual description of someone's real life. History has shown that when public [music] figures make reckless decisions or surround themselves with the wrong people, the consequences [music] can be serious. That's exactly why I found it hard to believe Remy was making a genuine claim about anything criminal in a widely shared interview. From my perspective, that interpretation never really made sense. >> [music] >> One thing we do know is that Remy has shown for years that she's genuinely into sports. We've seen her sitting courtside at NBA games. We've seen her at the Super Bowl, and she's talked about sports plenty of times before. So, when she used that example, it felt believable because it's already something people have seen her over the years. Everything else sounded more like colorful humor than something that was meant to be taken literally. We've also seen Remy ringside at major boxing matches. So, when she talks about enjoying sports, that's something people have actually seen over the years. That part isn't speculation. It's consistent with her public appearances. And when it comes to cooking, that's another point that has come up before. As for Pap, I don't know whether to call him her ex-husband or estranged husband because I haven't seen any legal documents confirming their marital status. Remy has publicly described herself as single, but I can't independently verify what their legal status is. What I can say is that Pap has previously shared posts praising her cooking and other qualities. That's one reason I believed she was being genuine when she joked about knowing her way around the kitchen. Now, when it comes to the comments about having a d r u g plug or a g u n connect, that's a completely different story. Based on everything Remy later said, plus the way she explained the joke, I never saw those remarks as literal claims. They sounded like exaggerated humor, and she later clarified exactly that. >> [music] >> Look at where Remy seems to be these days. She talks about being in her soft girl era and focusing on a different chapter of her life. Does it really make sense to assume she's secretly talking about connecting people to criminal activity during a public interview? [music] That interpretation just doesn't line up with the explanation she gave afterwards. The internet can move fast and every day there's a new debate waiting to explode. Sometimes [music] people genuinely misunderstand a comment while other times critics focus on the most controversial interpretation possible. That's part of what happened here. Instead of taking the clarification into account, some people kept running with the original assumption even after Remi explained where the joke came from. At this point, it feels like this reaction was going to happen no matter what Remi said. Out of everything discussed in that interview, why did so many people lock on to this one moment? That's the clip that got shared everywhere, popped up on major blog pages, and sparked endless debates while so much of the rest of the conversation barely got any attention. A lot of the online reactions made it seem like people assumed Remi was talking about dating men who had nothing going for them. That became the narrative almost overnight. But if you've actually been paying attention to what she's been saying in her music, that doesn't really match the picture she's been painting. In her songs, she references an NBA player who's allegedly spending money on her. She also talks about an international man she says she's only communicating with over FaceTime right now. Maybe people have their own guesses about who that could be, but at the end of the day, that's all it is, guesswork. She also mentions a chef who's allegedly interested in her. Whether any of those lyrics are based on real life, artistic storytelling, or a mix of both, they certainly don't support the assumption that people were making from that interview clip alone. >> [music] >> From my perspective, Remi seemed to be hinting that she's moved into a different chapter of her life without putting anyone's identity out there. If there are people trying to get to know her, it also makes sense that she wouldn't want to hand the internet a list of names for everyone to investigate. Public figures usually keep at least some parts of their personal lives private, [music] especially when every little detail can turn into headlines. That's why I think people read way too much into one joke. Instead of looking at everything she said as a whole, they focused on one viral soundbite and built an entire story around it. Sometimes a clip spreads faster than the full context, and that's exactly when misunderstandings happen. Honestly, this is probably one reason Remy doesn't sit down in interviews all the time. Every sentence gets dissected, every joke gets analyzed, and every comment turns into a debate online. That's just the reality of social media today. And this situation feels like another example of how quickly a single moment can take on its own life. It's kind of interesting to see how quickly the conversation has changed. Earlier, some people didn't want to believe Remy's side of the story when she was speaking publicly about her personal situation. Now, it feels like every Remy interview, every viral clip, and every soundbite gets picked apart from every possible angle. People can't seem to get enough of what she has to say. The problem is that not every comment was meant to be taken literally. Sometimes she's joking, sometimes she's being completely serious, and other times she may be blending her interview answers with the same story style people hear in her music. If you miss that context, it's easy to walk away with a completely [music] different interpretation than what she actually intended. At the end of the day, I think this whole situation became much bigger than it needed to be. Remy explained the joke herself, and whether you agree with her style of humor or not, hearing the full context is always better than one short viral clip. With that said, that's all for today's video. Let me know what you think down in the comments. Did people take Remy's comments too literally, or do you think the reactions were completely fair? I'd really like to hear your take. If you enjoyed this video, don't forget to hit that like button, subscribe to the channel if you're new, share this video with someone who loves keeping up with hip-hop news, and turn on your notifications so you don't miss the next upload. Thanks so much for watching. This is Shady Bureau. I'm Marcus Hail, and I'll catch you in the next one. Stay safe and take care.