‘Perfect Blend of You Both’: Safaree Asks Fans Which Parent His Daughter Safire Resembles More

Safaree Samuels appears to be thoroughly enjoying life as a new dad as he begins to flood his Instagram timeline with photos of his baby girl Safire Majesty he shares with model Erica Mena.

Recently the “Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood” star recently took to his social media page with an adorable father-daughter picture. Safaree wore a white suit with a black shirt underneath as he held baby Safire, who was decked out in a cute ruffled red dress and matching headband.

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However, the new dad had a question for his online supporters. “Does @safiremajesty look like Mommy or Daddy?” the reality star captioned an adorable photo of himself and the 10-month-old. He jokingly added, “Are my genes trash??? Did I lose the battle 😩😩😂😂😂.” The cute post received over 205,000 likes and 5,000 comments from fans who dropped their thoughts on which parent they thought the baby girl looked like most.

“Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” alum Ty Young commented that she thought Safire was a “Perfect blend of you both.” Another person commented, “Beautiful daughter fam, she leaning toward mom though with a ting of Safaree 😂😂.”

A third fan commented, “Omg she’s so yummy! She’s the perfect combination of you and Erica.” They added, ” She looks like both of you. Like my daughter says ‘God is a great artist’ lol.”

“She Has Her Own Looks. U both Lose.. She’s a cutie😍,” another person chimed.

“All I know is… she’s giving me baby fever!! Lordy.. so gorgeous!!!😍😍😍😍,” a fifth wrote.

Safaree and Erica welcomed baby Safire Majesty Samuels on Feb. 2, roughly four months after their October 2019 wedding. She is the couple’s first child together. Mena has a 13-year-old son, King, from her previous relationship with Terror Squad’s Raul Conde.

At the time, Safaree made the announcement by sharing a photo on Instagram of the newborn holding his finger. “These pass 24 hrs have been an adventure to say the least!! I’m a part of the #girldad club now 🙏🏾. Perfection is here❤️,” he captioned his shot of the precious moment. He later apologized and explained why he had to leave an event so abruptly. “Sorry to everyone who came out to see me in Rhode Island last night,” he wrote in the post. “But as I was getting ready to leave my wife’s water broke.” 

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