Safaree

* LHHATL
* LHHNY (Season 10)
* LHHNY (Season 9)
* LHHH

**Safaree** is a main cast member on *Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta* since season ten. He is usually portrayed as the comedic protagonist.

He joins *Hollywood*, and is part of Nikki's love triangle storyline. The relationship eventually fizzles, but he is promoted to a main cast member in season four, and he has a flirtatious relationship with Chanel. He was the catalyst for the relationship drama with Lyrica and A1 after Kimberly reveals Anderson was having an alleged affair with Samuels.

He joins *New York* after leaving *Hollywood* in season four, and chronicles him coming back home. He has a relationship with Dreamdoll during season eight that eventually ends. He has a flirtation with Juju, and is promoted to a main cast member in season nine. He becomes an antagonist at the end of season nine, when it is revealed he is engaged to Erica Mena, which causes tensions with Joe Budden, Cyn, and Rich. It escalates to Rich trying to come for Safaree at the season nine reunion.

He appears as a main cast member on season four of *Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood*, and as as a supporting cast member on season three of *Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood.* He also appears as a supporting cast member on season eight of *Love & Hip Hop: New York*, main cast in season nine, and as a supporting cast member on season nine of *Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.*

## Before *Love & Hip Hop*

Safaree's a Jamaican-American rapper and record producer, originally from Brooklyn, New York City. He came into the public eye through his relationship with rapper Nicki Minaj, whom he dated from 2002 to 2014.

## *Love & Hip Hop* franchise (2016–present)

Safaree first appears as a guest star in three episodes of the spin-off show *K. Michelle: My Life*, where he enjoys a flirtation with K. Michelle.

Safaree joins the supporting cast of *Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood* in season three, which chronicles his struggles to reinvent himself and launch his own music career after a very public break up. He begins dating Nikki, however their romance fizzles out when he discovers she has been seeing another woman behind his back. The season also features his business ventures, including the launch of his coconut oil line.

He is promoted to main cast in season four, where he gets more involved in the antics of his friends Ray J and A1, calling themselves the "three amigos". During the season, he helps kickstart Chanel West Coast's music career.

During the season's reunion special, Safaree announced that he was leaving the show to join the cast of *Love & Hip Hop: New York*. He would appear as a supporting cast member in season eight, which chronicles his return to New York to be closer to his family. He briefly dates DreamDoll, before developing a close, flirtatious friendship with Juju. At the reunion, it is revealed in a deleted scene that he hooked up with Mariahlynn.

Safaree returns to *Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood* as a guest star in season five, after being accused of having an affair with his friend A1's wife Lyrica, igniting a feud between the two men.

Safaree is promoted to main cast of *Love & Hip Hop: New York* in season nine, which chronicles his recent career struggles, including being robbed at gunpoint, having his nude photos leak and being booed off the stage during a performance at Dyckman Park. Later in the season, he begins dating Erica Mena, which causes tensions between him, Joe Budden and her exes Rich Dollaz and Cyn Santana.

On December 24, 2018, Safaree became engaged to fellow Love & Hip Hop cast member, Erica Mena after a month of dating and on September 12, 2019, it was confirmed that Safaree and Erica were expecting their first child together. On October 7, 2019, Erica & Safaree got married weeks after they announced their pregnancy at Legacy Castle in New Jersey. That same year, Safaree rejoined the cast of *Love & Hip Hop: New York* for its tenth anniversary season, which chronicles his and Erica's wedding, as well as the birth of their daughter. On February 3, 2020, Erica gave birth to their daughter, Safire Majesty Samuels. On June 28, 2021, Erica gave birth to their son, Legend Brian Samuels.

Safaree also appears as a supporting cast member on season two of *Leave It to Stevie*, as a guest star in *Remy & Papoose: Meet the Mackies* and in the specials *Dirty Little Secrets*, *The Love Edition*, *Love & Hip Hop Awards: Most Certified* and *40 Greatest Love & Hip Hop Moments: The Reboot*.

## Gallery

**Opening credits**

Safaree in the opening credits of *LHHH* season 4.Safaree in the opening credits of *LHHNY* season 9.Safaree & Erica in the opening credits of *LHHNY* season 10.Safaree & Erica in the opening credits of *LHHATL* season 10.
**Green screen looks**

Safaree's green screen look in *LHHH* season 3.Safaree's green screen look in *LHHH* season 4.Safaree's green screen look in *LHHNY* season 8.Safaree's green screen look in *Leave It to Stevie* season 2.Safaree's green screen look on *LHHNY* season 9.Safaree's green screen look in *LHHNY* season 10.Safaree's green screen look in *LHHATL* season 9.Safaree's green screen look in *LHHATL* season 10.
## Appearances

Safaree has 82 appearances so far.

 5.02, 5.03, 5.07, 5.08, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18

 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07, 10.08, 10.09, 10.11, 10.12, 10.14

 10.01, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07, 10.08, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13

## Trivia

* On July 24, 2017, Safaree Samuels announced that he would be starring in his own spin-off *Wild Safaree*, however the show never made it to air.
* During filming of *Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood* season four, Samuels dated model Star Divine. They reportedly filmed scenes for the show together, including a violent altercation where Divine beat Samuels over the head with a pole. The storyline never made it to air.
* Safaree also appears on the VH1 reality competition show *Scared Famous* with fellow *Love & Hip Hop* franchise cast members Nikki Mudarris, Erica Mena and Yung Joc. He and Erica lasted until the show's finale, where they tied at third place.