Rapper Foxy Brown was released from Rikers Island prison Friday morning, after serving eight months of a 12-month sentence stemming from an assault of two nail salon stylists over a $20 manicure. Brown, 29, whose real name is Inga Marchand, was sentenced to three years’ probation in October 2006 for assaulting the stylists. But in September 2007 a judge ruled she was not taking probation seriously and sent her prison for one year.

Foxy took time out to hug and take pictures with the throng of fans who showed up to cheer her on. She is expected to begin work on a new reality series, which will show her easing back into life as a free woman, immediately.

Brown became the first female rap artist to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the U.S. pop chart encompassing all styles of music, with her 1999 album “Chyna Doll.”