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Wonder how old Mama Dee from “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” is? Her actual age is unclear, and Mama Dee (real name: Deborah Gaither) has never revealed that information. But her son, the rapper Lil Scrappy, is 29, so a good guess is that Mama Dee is in her late 40s or early 50s. A Facebook page lists her birthday as September 21, 1963, which would make her 49 years old.

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Mama Dee has had a tough life, which included some time as a pimp. She grew up in a middle-class family, but fled her home because of an abusive stepfather. Mama Dee told Loop 21 that she attended Georgia State School of Nursing and received a bachelor’s degree in science. But circumstances forced her to run a prostitution ring for 10 years until son Lil Scrappy begged her to stop.

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“I was known to be a real working pimp and the women knew they could trust me and depend on their safety,” she said. Now, Mama Dee is a recurring member of the “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” cast.

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