Fresh Out of Jail: Life After a Bid

Remy Ma is out and ready to hit the studio.

Beanie Sigel  - Rapper Beanie Sigel and former member of Roc-A-Fella Records was sentenced to six to 23 months in prison after pleading guilty to a narcotics possession charge.  (Photo: Joseph Kaczmarek/AP Photo)
Da Brat - Da Brat was also blessed by Jermaine Dupri’s platinum touch, but she left her own mark on the history books as the first solo female rapper to go platinum with 1994’s Funkdafied.  (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Imagesfor Universal)
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Foxy Brown - Foxy Brown has been off the scene for a minute due to problems with her hearing, but we'd still love to see Fox Boogie have another run. We last heard from the vet in an interview in 2013 on MTV's Rap Fix, where she addressed Jay Z's "Picasso Baby" and him addressing their rumored relationship from the past, and get glimpses of her life nowadays on Twitter and her Instagram profile.(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)DMX Reads The Bible to a Troubled Fan - DMX has never shied away from sharing his religious beliefs on his records, on the stage and, apparently, on the street. The hardcore rap icon stopped in his tracks on the sidewalk to chat with a woman about The Bible and offer wisdom on His word. An impromptu video of the encounter went viral. (Photo: Toby Canham/Getty Images)

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Da Brat - Da Brat, the first female solo rap act to go platinum, was sent to prison after pleading guilty to aggravated assault for hitting a nightclub hostess in the head with a rum bottle in 2007. Afer her release, she jumped on a "Motivation" remix with Kelly Rowland and Lil Wayne, dropped her own single "Is It Chu" and launched a Web series documenting her re-entry experience called "Brat Chronicles: In Transition." On it, she revealed that her time behind the fence has her wanting to record country music.(Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Imagesfor Universal)

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