Humble Beginnings, Tyrese Remembers “I was the brokest…I went to school so I could eat.”

Singer turned actor, Tyrese Gibson is featured in the latest issue of Defy magazine. He also opens up about his latest album, Open Invitation, negotiating his contract for the sixth installment of The Fast and the Furious movie, and popular book, How to Get Out of Your Own Way. Tyrese also opens up about his humble beginnings:

“I was one of them kids … I was the brokest—the brokest there is. The hungriest. Never had new clothes, ever. Every day I went to school just so I could eat, and I was hoping that I didn’t lose my lunch ticket. [Here, the crowd of underprivileged youth laughs knowingly, and Tyrese smiles back at them before continuing.] Hungry, that was me. The difference in me, and a lot of people around me—I actually had a problem with that. I had a problem with being hungry.”

Here for the full interview.

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