Safaree Samuels

Safaree Samuels
Samuels in 2019
Born	Safaree Lloyd Samuels (1981-07-04) July 4, 1981 (age 43) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Nationality	American (jus soli) Jamaican (jus sanguinis)[1]
Occupations	Television actor rapper
Years active	2000–present
Labels	916% Stuntgang H2O X-Ray
Spouse	Erica Mena ​ ​ (m. 2019; div. 2022)​
Children	2

Safaree Lloyd Samuels (born July 4, 1981) is an American reality television actor and rapper. In the early 2000s, he was a hype man for the hip hop group Hoodstars, which included rapper Nicki Minaj. He later gained public attention for dating and being a hype man for Minaj until 2014. In 2016, he joined the cast of the VH1 reality show Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, and then Love & Hip Hop: New York in 2017. He also joined Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta and Love & Hip Hop: Miami, making him the only Love & Hip Hop cast member to have appeared in all four shows. As a solo artist, he's released one studio album and five mixtapes.