*Brooklyn rapper Papoose has confirmed to MTV News that he and Remy Ma are a couple and will marry next month despite her conviction last week on charges of assault, weapon possession and attempted coercion.       

       "We always wanted to keep our personal lives personal, so that's why we never went public with our relationship," he wrote in an e-mail to MTV News. "Right now, I just feel like she gotta live through me. Yes, we were scheduled to be married on a yacht April 27th. But due to circumstances beyond our control, we are now making arrangements to be married in prison."       

       Remy Ma, born Reminisce Smith, will appeal her case, according to Papoose. In the meantime, they are making plans for a jailhouse wedding. She's currently being held without bail until her sentencing, set for April 23.       

Papoose & Remy Ma

       Facing up to 25 years in prison, the rapper posted a statement on her MySpace page asking fans to write her judge letters expressing how Remy has "positively affected you, influenced you, inspired you, etc. ... in hopes that the judge will be lenient."      

       Papoose joins his fiancée in urging supporters to lobby the judge for leniency.       

       "All her supporters who feel Remy had an influence on their life should write a short letter to the judge asking for the shortest sentence possible," he wrote. "Send it to LettersForRemy@gmail.com."