El Debarge is famous for eighties hits such as I Like It and All This Love. Unfortunately, whats equally famous is the singers drug addiction and numerous arrests for various drug-related charges. The 50-year-old music veteran made a comeback in 2010 with the album 'Second Chance,' and was nominated for two Grammys, but shortly after, news surfaced that Debarge entered rehab yet again just days before kicking off his tour. Little did fans know that rapper 50 Cent and R&B entrepreneur Babyface had been the ones to lend a helping hand to the troubled star. In a recent radio interview with Atlantas V103 radio station, Debarge candidly tells of their intervention.
He explains, I started getting these thoughts, and I called 50 cent up, and I said, You gotta help me
Im already on my way to doing something wrong. So 50 came like five cars deep, picked me up right from where I was, got me outta there, they met up with Babyface, they took me into Interscope, we all had a meeting, and they said, Man why dont you just go to rehab.
He reassures he never physically went back to the narcotics, but that the relapse was in his mind, saying, You have to get your mind right, and you have to have the tools to that you need to stay in recovery.
DeBarge also spoke about how he saw Whitney Houston a few days before her untimely passing, and briefly planned on working together. She said I need you, I wanna finish my album, I want you to sing with me
I was just happy that she embraced me like that, and I wanted to do something, but the next thing I know, she was gone, he adds.
Hopefully that meeting with Whitney Houston shortly before her passing will help him as a reminder to stay on the right track.
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