Grammy-nominated rapper Remy Ma was convicted of shooting a woman outside a nightclub last summer.

The defense had conceded that Remy Ma, whose real name is Remy Smith, fired a shot toward a friend she suspected of stealing $3,000, but said it was an accident.

Assistant District Attorney Michael McIntosh said the defendant "took an illegal .45-caliber automatic and loaded it with hollow-point bullets," then used both hands to cock the weapon as she got into the car.

"She took every step you had to take to shoot somebody," the prosecutor said.

Remy Ma, 26, faces up to 25 years in prison following her conviction in state Supreme Court for assault, weapon possession and attempted coercion.

Remy Ma was nominated for a Grammy as part of the Terror Squad for the 2004 hit "Lean Back." She also has appeared on recordings with Busta Rhymes and Eminem.

Remy Ma wiped away tears as the verdict was read, then wailed loudly and sobbed openly after she was outside the courtroom.

A few supporters of Makeda Barnes Joseph, the woman who was shot, cheered and wept when they heard the verdict. 

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