Think this was done in 06 or early 07. A lot of us noted how screwed up Chico was in his recent interview-thankfully, he is better in this one.



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Oh, I saw these already.

THIS was the Chico I was expecting to hear when I searched for the audio.

If I'd know he was going to sound like drunk Uncle Willy, I would've never bothered. I would've just enjoyed the print version.

Interesting how he comes off as waay younger than his actual age.

scriptgirl said:

He seems like such a mama's boy.

I thought it was cute that he found Mama having a myspace page amusing.

He is a Cancer, so of course he is a mama's boy. His mom said in her book that Chico is the most sensitive of her kids and is a lover. Curious, why do you say he seems like a mama's boy?

What did you think of the rest of the interview.
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Chico and his mama


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WHY do I think he's a Mama's boy?

For one, because of that video you posted with him escorting his mama to the event. I don't know. I read one post somewhere (was it this site) where one woman said she met him while working in the VIP and he told her she was cute, that she looked like his mother. I didn't find that hard to believe. I don't know why I got that vibe. Maybe it's because he was so pretty as a youngun.

Being a Mama's boy is a not a bad thing.

being a mama's boy is bad if you can't untie them strings. James and El were also pretty as younguns.
Do you know what else that woman said-was she old? and do you know what post that was?

Also, Chico is the type that would always have something nice to say to the ladies, even if she looked like warmed over death. Something tells me he is very polite that way.
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scriptgirl said:

LOL@ a woman in Chico's face looking like warmed over death.

No, I don't remember the thread or post, though I'm almost positive it had something to do with El's arrest.

Chico does seem like he'd be the polite, charmer. I don't know anything about that poster. I was just a lurking reader. She did say that she responded along the lines of "Well, I guess nothing's going to be popping off since I remind you of your mama."

YouTube's acting up again, lol.

Here is his, explaining his romantic side

ortland Skanner

05-10-2000

Chico DeBarge Plays `The Game'

Today, neoclassic soul has extended far beyond a trendy catch phrase.

It's come to define a highly successful subgenre of R&B music. The love
child of musical styles from first name-only icons like Aretha, Marvin and
Stevie, today's soul music reaches deep with real instrumentation, tight
production and pure, rich vocals.

You know this man's voice: neoclassic, deeply rhythmic, sultry, soothing
and, yes, very sexy. Chico DeBarge, the youngest member of the
world-renowned family, is a man with a mission.

After the release of his critically acclaimed gold-certified Kedar
Entertainment debut, "Long Time No See," he went right back to work, doing
what he does best: writing, producing and recording ballads and midtempos
that make you wish, feel and dream. This talented vocalist obviously loves
his music.

"Recording this album really wore me out, but it was a good feeling because
I know I worked hard, and I'm pleased with the result," DeBarge said about
his scintillating sophomore Motown album, "The Game."

This ambitious collection is a continuation of his musical exploration of a
risks and perils of falling in love and fighting temptation. Of course,
DeBarge also expects to top the success of his popular freshman set.

"I feel like I've just knocked on the door in this business," he said.
"With the name DeBarge, there was pressure to live up to the name, and I
still have some very important things to say."

DeBarge's eloquence is apparent on the primarily self-produced and
self-written "The Game." The title's meaning is two-fold: He served several
years in prison during his younger years.

DeBarge offers no excuses and refuses to play the blame game of his own
mistakes. Upon his release, he made a conscious decision not to allow the
negative words of the prison guards affect him.

"They would place bets on how long it would be before I came back, and that
hurt," DeBarge said. "They lost I won, but It's been a struggle to stay out
of the game.

"But people need to understand that I don't want to dwell on my past any
longer. This album is all about transition - learning, growing and moving
on."

To quote DeBarge's label mate, Erykah Badu, there is always the other side
of the game. And for him, that means the women in his life: the mother he
disappointed when he was in prison, the woman who promised she'd wait for
him and the women he didn't know how to approach when he was released.

"Things had changed when I got out," DeBarge said. "Women were hardened a
little by the actions of men.

"And they were really about taking care of themselves and not needing a
man. But I was raised to be romantic, chivalrous, respectful and give
unconditional love."

As DeBarge continues to navigate both sides of the game - freedom and love
- fans of honey-coated riffs can sit back with a mind-blowing set. The
first single, the Soulshock and Karlin-produced "Give You What You Want (Fa
Sure),"

This track opens with a seductive keyboard riff, then DeBarge's voice
(along with a palpitating bassline) drops like hot candle wax on bare skin.
"All we need is a place and time/Set the pace and free our minds/Let it go
and explore."

Assisted by the talents of Brian McKnight, Andrea Martin and big brother El
as well as vocals from Joe, Doug E. Fresh and Bobby Brown, DeBarge produced
and cowrote almost every song on the album. On "Everyone Knew But Me," he
weaves a sorrowful tale of an unfaithful lover he still cares for deeply.

"You know, if you love someone, you understand that they aren't perfect,"
DeBarge said. "You can't love someone on the condition that they never make
mistakes.

The title song deals with mistakes, as well - DeBarge's own and the
temptation of urban males in an unforgiving society. With a
hip-hop-inflected track and gospel-tinged background vocals, he vents the
frustration of trying to stay off the streets when your options are
limited.

"When a brother feels like his job's disrespecting him and his girl doesn't
understand what he's going through, the pull will definitely be there to go
to the streets and hustle for what you want," DeBarge said. As he croons on
the chorus, "Win or lose/This is life's game/If you play it wrong/Then
you're to blame."

Karen, have you read the above article?

scriptgirl said:

I did. Bless his heart. Is this the one where he talks about the change in women once he'd been released from prison? They seemed harder, more independent?

Again, I was LOL. No, Chico, they weren't harder and more independent. They were OLDER.

He was 20 or so when he went into the clink? What chick is independent at that age? By the time he was released, those same chicks had obtained their degrees and were pursuing their careers. Bless his heart.

Yes, that is the same article.It depends on what type of woman he was after. Now if he was going for a chickenhead, yeah, they are kinda hard.
I heard he was on BET once and got up in the face of some woman who wrote what he called a "man hating book" and told her to stop dogging men. Chico also went to a symposium for sister sister mag and was on the panel talking about how women seemed scornful and bitter towards men.

And you know what, I really kinda do believe he is rather romantic and respectful
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scriptgirl said:

I'm sorry, but a man who has no time (or money) for his own children but somehow manages to be Mr. Romantic when it comes to women is nothing but a DEADBEAT to me. I could never take him seriously as a man.

He got it all wrong. Maybe women seem bitter and scornful towards HIM (or men like him) because of his past. Who, besides that desperate interviewer in the restaurant, would get take him seriously as a mate.

Though I must say, I'll bet he's walking with a big stick. I got that thought while looking at his old Soul Train footage. It's always the skinny ones--and he was SUPER skinny--who bring the most pain.
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Like I said, I don' think his money situation is all that bad and I have no idea what his situation is with his kids. How do you you know he is a dead beat dad? Neither El or Chico strike me as paternal. El, because he seems so much younger than he is and Chico because he seems like a lone cat and a true musician. I don't think he doesn't love his kids, though.

And trust me, if someone can take El seriously as a mate, 3 times!, someone can deal with Chico like that.

I must say that my dad was not around a lot when I was kid. He had substance issues and didn't really pay child support. But later on, he straightened up and I have to say, he is one of the kindest, best men I know.
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Well, I'm happy to hear your father straightened himself out.

Yes, substance issues will affect a person's relationship with EVERYBODY--his children, women, himself! His own mama won't trust him enough to leave him alone with her microwave.

AND what kind of women were taking El "seriously" as mate? Chickenheads? Groupies who couldn't get past "Whoa! He's EL DE FREAKIN BARGE!"

I'm sure someone can deal with Chico like that--as long as he leaves that stuff alone. I mean, he did marry and have 4 children AFTER his stint in the pen, yes? (I'm trusting your info on this, as I didn't follow the cat enough to know.) Woman marry losers all the time--not saying that he's one. I'm just saying that women get so caught up in "Ohhh...he's a wonderful musician, he's fine, he's "rich" (a relative term), and he's a Freakin' DeBarge" that they don't see who/what he really is.

How many of those same women looked at that William Balfour guy accused of killing Jennifer Hudson's family and said, "There's no way I'd be with him"?
But, they give Chico--who's just as shady (minus the triple homicide)--a pass because he's fine and makes music. THEN....

The next thing you know, you end up being pulled over and taking a case because this guy looked at you with those beautiful lips and said, "Come on, baby! I'll hold you down. I'll be there for you, put money on your books. I can't take this case. I've got too much too lose. I could go down forever! You know the government will pick on me. They locked me and my brother up separately, and he died as soon as I got out! Please baby please!"
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Chico got married and had 4 kids after he got out of the pokey. He ran off to Puerto Rico and got married. I don't think you can compare what that Balfour did to what Chico did. Chico went to jail for drug conspiracy. He never sold drugs, he just brought it across state lines from what I read and like I said, I don't know what else happened with that case. Plus Balfour had already been in prison for attempted murder.

re the case he almost caught in 2007-i have no idea what went down other than his explanation sucked monkey balls

scriptgirl said:

That's true: Their cases cannot be compared, but they're both shady and thugalicious, if you ask me.

LOL@monkey balls! Who knows. That may be Chico was high as a kite in that interview--guilt from causing this woman to go down. She probably had like 5 kids too and got locked up messing with his azz. You can't believe a word that come out of the mouth of an addict.

chico a thug-I don't see him as one. Shady, yes. And I don't believe what he says, because he is a bad liar and you can even smell the dishonesty in his interviews in some things he says. However, I don't think he is a bad guy.
Like I said, I have no idea what happened with that case in 2007, so I can't judge other than like I said, he obviously lied.

scriptgirl said:

Didn't something happen with him in DC recently (and b/c I don't keep up with him, recently could be within the last 5 years or so) where he and another guy was beaten someone down and some pro basketball player was involved?

That stabbing in '03. Didn't that happen when he was out in a club arguing with some guy one night? All of that says thug mentality--and IMMATURE--to me.

Are you one of those women blinded by his good looks? If we attributed his story to Flava Flav, would you still be so convinced that he's such a good, marriageable guy?

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In 2003, he was at a club. A mafia guy-who even the mob said was out of control-attacked one of chico's friends. Chico got stabbed defending said friend.

No idea about anything happening in DC

Like I said, I don't think Chico is bad nor do I think he is an upstanding citizen. Yeah, I think he is hot. Would I date him? After much thought, no. My mama would beat my ass and I couldn't take him around my friends and as far as a booty call, I'm afraid at some point during said call, I might have to go to the hospital, so no.
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scriptgirl said:

LMAO!!!
The hospital? What? Do you think he'd accidentally shoot you like that guy did to his wife during sex. (Talk about smelling a lie.) You couldn't take him around your friends? You don't think they'd be like, "Ooh, gurl, you snagged a cute one! And he's a DeBarge, too? Ooh, gurl, y'all gonna have some purty babies wit good hurr."

Karen71 said:

"Ooh chile, you should marry him, his family's got some good hair, it's wavy, it's wavy!"
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The hospital because don't nothing look soft about Chico. There would be some roughness with him for sure.
I wouldn't be able to hide his past from my friends and they would wonder what the hell, but then again, I was an ODB fan. But ODB was just a menace to himself, bless his heart.

Simple, Chico's a thug.

Huh?

scriptgirl said:

"There would be SOME roughness"?

scriptgirl said:

Oh, damn! You were an ODB fan? You like 'em thugged out, eh?

And you're right. Your girls would google his azz with a quickness and promptly put you in check.

You don't think Mr. Romantic would be gentle? He's too damned old to be trying to break somebody's back. He needs to be glad somebody's willing to give him some.

I wondered when listening to that interview if one of the things he's been in denial about is his sexuality. There have been a lot of rumors about him grabbing his ankles for some guy--and possibly more than a few duets with Joe, if you catch my drift.

I know he was somebody's bitch in the pen. I'll bet they started salvating when they saw him come in. I'll bet some "thugs" probably committed a few crimes just so they could get locked down with his pretty azz. Nothing soft about him my foot.