Remy Ma's "Conceited (There's Something About Remy Ma)" is the epitome of 2000s mainstream rap. Along with its lyrics that drip with confidence — as she boasts about her "miraculous, phenomenal" character and appearance — the song's music video features gaudy displays of luxury, with the rapper lounging in an oversized mansion while shirtless men and women in lingerie serve her.
"See, I look too good for this necklace/ And I look too good to be wearing this/ You know I look way too good to be innocent," Remy Ma sings in the chorus. "I'm conceited, I got a reason."
In this episode of Hip-Hop Re:Defined, newcomer Connie Diiamond — a fellow Bronx native — performs a fierce rendition of "Conceited." As Diiamond conveys in her delivery, she has said the track makes her feel like "the baddest in the room, the baddest in the party, and the baddest in their borough."
Diiamond oozes that same hubris Remy Ma embodied on her latest single, "Ghetto & Ratchet," which she released on Sept. 1 via Def Jam Recordings. Earlier this year, Diiamond dropped her debut studio album, Underdog Season.
Press play on the video above to watch Connie Diiamond's bold cover of Remy Ma's "Conceited," and check back to GRAMMY.com for more new episodes of Hip-Hop Re:Defined, a limited series in celebration of hip-hop's 50th anniversary.
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