The song was a tribute to her uncle, who died of AIDS in 1984. He was there with me through everything, she said. He was very close to me and encouraged me. Here I ma little girl from Harlem trying to make a living and trying to do what I always wanted to do. He never allowed me to not follow my dream. He told me, you have it; you have to go out there. ----------------- Safire Born Wilma Cosme in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Safire moved to East Harlem with her family as a child and spend her childhood years singing in school and church. By age 16 she was on her way to realizing that goal by paying for vocal lessons with an after-school job. Safire’s recording career began with a successful audition for an independent label, Cutting Records, which was seeking a young girl to sing a 12 inch single they planned to release. "Don't Break My Heart" was released by Cutting Records in 1986 and Safire was soon on the leading edge of the emerging dance music dubbed "Latin Hip Hop". Safire's second single, "Let Me Be The One", set her apart from her peers in another respect: she co-wrote the song. The single was released in 1987 and won immediate support in clubs around New York, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Texas, making Safire a national artist in the dance music. With two successful singles under their belts, Safire and Cutting Records signed with Mercury/Polygram Records for the release of her debut LP in July of 1988. The first single, "Boy I've Been Told", written