Shaniece Hairston Is More Than Just Evelyn Lozada’s Daughter—And She’s Here to Prove It

Growing up on reality TV sets and red carpets, Shaniece Hairston learned early how quickly the world can stick a label on someone. Type her name into your search bar, and the algorithm still tries to autofill “Evelyn Lozada’s daughter” before you finish typing. Yet, on The Pre-Game with Kayla Nicole, Hairston proves she’s ready to rewrite that narrative.

Hairston strolls onto the Pre-Game couch with the kind of quiet confidence that makes people lean in. Host Kayla Nicole introduces her as “a certified yoga instructor, a new mom, and a very soft-spoken, but force in her own right.” That last phrase landed like a mission statement for Hairston.

Shaniece Hairston steps out of her mother’s spotlight

Ask Hairston what it’s like to be known primarily as a reality TV heiress, and she’ll be honest. “I do get a lot of ‘Evelyn’s daughter, Shaniece’ kind of thing,” she admits, adding that her privacy kept the label alive. “[But] I have been so reserved, which is why I think the whole, oh, she’s just Evelyn Lozada’s daughter”.

That candor is paying off. Hairston’s mother-daughter podcast, Drop the Lo, notched a jaw-dropping “97 percent positivity” rating after its debut. The feedback fuels her to share more of her story—one that includes breathwork and baby bottles, not Basketball Wives drama.

Embracing motherhood on her own terms

Motherhood is where labels try to cling most fiercely. People, Nicole notes, are “definitely loud about who you chose to have a child with.” Hairston fires back with a line every new mom should frame on the nursery wall: “Mind your business and wipe the baby. Whomever I decided to procreate with, that’s my business, and I have a beautiful son.”

The beautiful son in question is Blaze, whom she co-parents with West Coast rap icon The Game. Far from a drama headline, their partnership shows up in charming little ways, like brainstorming her podcast title. “Jay, my son’s father, thought of the name,” she reveals to Nicole. 

Shutting down the critics about The Game

Online trolls love an easy storyline—reality TV daughter falls for a platinum-selling rapper, cue the gold-digger memes. Hairston meets that noise with equal parts grace and spice. “We live in this world that’s so judgmental,” she notes. “I just wouldn’t be the person to go in someone’s comments and write something negative because I want to spread light.”

If that sounds Zen, remember that Shaniece Hairston is a certified yoga instructor. “Life is to be enjoyed, pleasures to be felt,” she tells Nicole in a riff about dating, reminding listeners that love—whether with a chart-topper or an accountant—is personal business. In other words, keyboard warriors can namaste right out of her mentions.

What’s next for Hairston’s career?

Hairston may have arrived on reality TV by birthright, but her subsequent acts are self-directed. “I’m just putting myself out there, and hopefully, people take to me and really get to know me—just me,” she says with more than a tinge of hope. That “just me” includes running evening yoga sessions after Blaze’s bedtime, prepping for a “big class in August,” and flirting with new on-camera projects.

When Nicole asks for a confidence milestone, Hairston grins, “I knew I was that girl when…everyone was so interested in me.” Interest may have started because of a famous last name, but it sticks because of the substance she’s bringing now.

Hairston’s whole is greater than the sum of the parts

Hairston’s episode of The Pre-Game feels less like a celebrity interview and more like a group chat pep talk. Her message? You can honor where you come from without letting it define where you’re going. She cherishes Lozada as her mom, not a marketing hook. She respects The Game as a co-parent, not a shortcut to clout.

Most importantly, she stands firmly in her lane—yoga mat under one arm, microphone in the other, and a cute baby on her hip.

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