Safaree Lloyd Samuels (born July 4, 1981) is an American rapper, songwriter and television personality. Starting his musical career in the group The Hoodstars, he later became Nicki Minaj's hype man. Samuels is also known as a solo artist, and has released a few mixtapes. In 2016 he joined the cast of VH1 reality show, Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood.