Speaking of dealing with jealousy, it sounds like the guy at the end is lowkey hating. Making fun of his name and everything else he was saying, just felt like he was throwing shade. Much love to El Debarge and his family, they have been through it.
Yes he was being a hater. He was throwing shade. He would only hope to be a musical genius like El. He wrote, produced and plays. Love that family....so much talent. Come to think of it. You know El as soon as you see him and WHO was he....??? LOL
EL IS BEAUTIFUL!! BOBBY WAS FINE, The difference is El is a delicate pretty soul. Bobby was more manly, stronger looking handsome with the charm of Billy D. They all were good looking. just like you said.
That whole family is super talented and special. I look up to them and I know what he is talking about as far as being mixed and teased about it. He rose above it and put it into his music.
They special alright. That family is toxic af, almost all of kids were on drugs, some went to jail, their dad was super abusive even sexually abusing at least two of the kids, gender didn't matter. How most are even alive is a miracle
Anyone watching in 2016? How can one guy be so pretty, talented and soft spoken. Bashful yet cute! Reminds me when Michael Jackson would get interviewed. It was such a mystery there where you wonder what's going on in their heads. Exceptionally talented people has the most demons. After hus substance abuse, you don't hear the shyness so much. He sounds more assertive. Life lessons will learn you detn you! Love Eldra! 💕💕
I have always appreciated how humble El is, and how close knit the family is. From Switch to DeBarge to their solo acts I have been a fan from the beginning when I was a child. I am always excited to see what they are doing.
Of course the other guys would be jealous! This man is beautiful! Not just handsome but truly beautiful and I love that. He is absoluetly #1.9 on my list beacuse by just a tenth of a point Michael Jackson took the top slot! P.S., to me light skinned brothers never went out of style! El's really talented too.
Bryant Gumbel seems like such a jerk in like every interview. It's really sad that he became rich and famous for being like this. El is a class act and Bryant wishes he could have as many people that love him and want the best for him the way El does.
@hotmjj4 Because there is a CULTURAL identification. El was raised in the inner city of Detroit, so his EXPERIENCE is the Black experience. He was raised in the Black church and the white world here in the USA will never see him as a white man, no matter how light his skin is. In this country there has always been the one drop rule. He has had the Black experience in the USA. But African American culture plays a big part with El's identity and African American culture differs greatly in the USA
Sista's Place agreed. the one drop rule still stands to this day . like you said no matter how light a person is and how straight their hair is or if they say they are mixed or part indian or whatever else if they one parent or one relative that is black they are considered black by this society .
And that is a good thing. El is proud of his blackness. Of course the man is black. Being black is an experience not limited to those who have darker skin. Ell’s mother is black so she instilled a lot of the culture and religion in her children. Good for her. God. Less this family.....
@Biracialboi since el identifies, with his black side more, mostly everybody ses him as just a light skinned man, el was even in an essence magazine, and the headline on the magazine cover was BLACK CELEBRITY MEN.
@cul2cat Don't just remember them for their looks honey. They are more than that. Don't judge them. Try being in their shoes for one day. They are still a beautiful family. They went through a lot and all of them have a testimony today. Just keep them in your prayers. We all go through something in life, but it's by the grace of God that we are still here.
The DeBarges shouldn't have to apologize for being either race. You can't deny that they are a beautifully talented family with gifts from both sides. I can't imagine the world without them. They are awesome. DeBarge forever.
Kieara Tone' Their gifts come from their Black mama. They were with the Black Experience, the Black American Church, etc. They are gifted and talented because of their natural gifts of having African ancestry and being guided by their Black uncles, community, etc. Black is always dominant. Black genes always rules.
@MRSELDEBARGE I totally agree with you. El is as sexy as they come, beautiful face, beautiful voice for speaking or singing. He has always had a great body and even as he has aged, he looks damn fine. I wish El all the best and i hope his future is bigger than his past. We all love El.
every last one of the debarge boys are fine! i bet el get's sick and tired of people bringing up light skin. he is just fine because he is. also, i have much respect for him, as an artist!
@2710Pocahontas Yes, because they have white ancestry. But the child is still Black no matter how white the skin. That's not the point of this conversation. My grandmother was the same way, white as a ghost and negro was on her birth certificate. You are not telling me something that I have not seen in my own family. No matter how light or white, they are still Black. Good day.
12 kids thats bungle but i know he 💞💞💕 all of them when listen to him on this old video my youngest son is biracial Irish, blk, Italian 28yr old my daughter calls him El D cause he's different we love Xavier.
I'll watch any interview with El DeBarge I truly adore him, plus he really hasn't done many. So whenever the opportunity presents itself I take full advantage. He's the BEST!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the post.
I agree with what ur sayin isis. Just because your mixed does not make you good looking ive seen many multi-racial people that are uuugly! but the debarges especially EL are handsome light-skin men just as there are hansome brown skin men out there
@hotmjj4 Black always dominates genetically over white. Mariah Carey is a Black woman with an Irish mother. Yes she is bi racial but she identifies with Black and there is no confusion there for me because I have family members that look like her. Black people have never been historically categorized based on skin color. You can be as light as Mariah and I knew she was Black before she said ANYTHING about it back in 1990.
@MrRyanbernard Actually Prince is multi-cultural. His parents are considered black but are of mixed race. They're from Louisana and are mixed with american indian,french, italian and of course black. Purple Rain only had some parts of his true life most of it is just a movie. Prince didnt want to be put under any label he just wanted everyone to like his music. Not because he was black or white but just because he is truly a talented musician.
4.6.2023 El is Good looking today and in person he's so beautiful and very talented man. I can not understand colorism amongst Black people it so sad and I experience all the time.. we are all Created by One God Stop the hate.
Great interview from El DeBarge, but did the interview person(because journalist may be too generous), say "kinda half breed"? I can't even! He's bi-racial, and so is his entire family! (This man and his family have more talent than most singing mortals).
Mr.El Debarge u the most beautiful man i Every seen in my life a voice to mash to go with his beautiful looks in the most sexy man a live back then and even today he still fine&sexy i 💘 me some him Hugs&💋 💋 Mr.El Debarge 💋
um biracialboi, el is half balck and half white, which makes him mixed, but black genes ARE DOMINANT, u can tell he isn't whole black just by looking at his hair, of course, but the rest of his facial features or one of a black person, big nose,big lips. sorry but to most people and i mean alot of people el is black and he himself identifies with black, meaning he claims his black side more than his white side. if el had a afro and was mixed he could reallly pass as a light skinned black man!!
@Biracialboi Everyone knows that El is MIXED but he identifies himself as a BLACK MAN - Just like obama identifies himself as a BLACK MAN. Whatever you choose to identify yourself as is your business - Don't project your feelings onto others. And don't dare say that some biracials don't have black features and kinky hair - most do...... what the hell you think tiny look like - the one that's married to rapper ti? Get over it, all mixed people don't carry the same mentality as you.
No...Chico was talking about Bobby Debarge who died in 1995.......he was a drug user who caught the HIV Virus and ended up dying from complications of A.I.D.S.
@HaliB75 I don't know what all u r mixed with or what u r ,but I know that two african american parents can come out with a white child. By society the child would be looked at as one category. I understand that they don't care if u are black and white or just black because thats how thats just how people think. You might have had a black experience and be white ,but no one is going to start calling them black. Also the mothers gene can be dominant no matter what race she is.
@omgitzraigan You're commenting the wrong person -- the only person who has an issue with el identifying himself as BLACK is biracialboi. The only person talking about BLACKS in a -- derogatory way is biracialboi. Not once did i EVER make GENERALIZATIONS based upon BLACK peoples FEATURES. As i stated earlier i could care less what someone IDENTIFY themselves as. I'm simply POINTING OUT the unnecessary HATRED directed towards blacks--from biracials (Not all) The rest of that crap is irrelevant.
@Biracialboi some of his families including him, don't even socialize with the white side of his family, which probably explains his taste in music,i cant really speak for el, but im sure he will tell you he is not whole white, neither whole black, but because of his childhood, him going to church with his mama and singing in the choir, in an all black church, he probably is associated more with being black, even though he is mixed, im sorry if i offendedyou, i guess we all have opinions.
@Biracialboi I'm far from hostile - you clearly got me mistaken for someone who isn't quite happy with what society has forced upon them......sorry that isn't me.
@@cindyterrones6922 I know he is Bryant Gumble and he is lying. He knew his name was El. And then to talk about his waist size- that shows he was jealous.
@MRSELDEBARGE I hope that you and El are together. Life is so short and both of you are very special, it would be so pleasing if things have worked out for you both? Nobody is perfect and we all have regrets in life, but a man as special as El, has so much to offer. In his second chance video, he has a saddness about him, it shows in his eyes, i really hope that his and yours personal lifes are going great. There is nothing happier than hearing that love was found again. I'm a romantic.
@hotmjj4 No, two African American parents can not come out with a white child. My grandmother looked white, both of her parents had black on their birth certificate and Black was on hers as well. No matter how light skinned a person comes out they are still black. I have cousins with blonde curly hair and blue green eyes and their birth certificate says Black and they identify as Black and have no desire to be white. It is not their culture to be white Americans. Skin color does'nt define race.
@Biracialboi you are right, el is mixed and can't be just one race over the other, but like u said mixed people dont have to choose the race they want to be, but el clearly chooses his black side over his white side, you can tell that by the music he makes, and the women he has married and had children with. This is just my observation but el, clearly identifies with his black side more, even halle berry claims her black side more, she doesnt see mix she just sees herself black>
El is legit the finest man on this planet! I wish I was born back then
Sharonda Frazier You mean you wish you were an adult back then... lol
Extremely talented and very humble and gorgeous. No wonder he has 12 kids.
Damn...
Yes 🙌
Speaking of dealing with jealousy, it sounds like the guy at the end is lowkey hating. Making fun of his name and everything else he was saying, just felt like he was throwing shade. Much love to El Debarge and his family, they have been through it.
Yes he was being a hater. He was throwing shade. He would only hope to be a musical genius like El. He wrote, produced and plays. Love that family....so much talent. Come to think of it. You know El as soon as you see him and WHO was he....??? LOL
That was well known journalist Bryant Gumbel trying to be funny.
I'm just happy El is back..anyone who can SING LIKE that deserves a comeback....
Wow what a cutie! I really hope EL is doing well. I bought his last cd it’s really good. He still got it!!
He was (is) absolutely beautiful!
he is absolutely georgous.
El is so Gorgeous
I swear i'm am not gay but El Debarge is the most Beautiful person I have ever seen in a man God blessed him with a voice and beauty for real,
So is his younger brother chico that man is gorgeous ❤️
Even then El was very positive and had a lot of wisdom to share.
Pure talent. So happy he cleaned his life up and is back on track again :)
HE ,SO HANDSOME AND TALENTED!!!
Of course El is fine, but so are all of his brothers!!!
EL IS BEAUTIFUL!! BOBBY WAS FINE, The difference is El is a delicate pretty soul. Bobby was more manly, stronger looking handsome with the charm of Billy D. They all were good looking. just like you said.
That whole family is super talented and special. I look up to them and I know what he is talking about as far as being mixed and teased about it. He rose above it and put it into his music.
They special alright. That family is toxic af, almost all of kids were on drugs, some went to jail, their dad was super abusive even sexually abusing at least two of the kids, gender didn't matter. How most are even alive is a miracle
Anyone watching in 2016?
How can one guy be so pretty, talented and soft spoken. Bashful yet cute! Reminds me when Michael Jackson would get interviewed. It was such a mystery there where you wonder what's going on in their heads. Exceptionally talented people has the most demons. After hus substance abuse, you don't hear the shyness so much. He sounds more assertive. Life lessons will learn you detn you! Love Eldra! 💕💕
Aww
El is so dreamy, ughh
Kieara Tone' ikr
I have always appreciated how humble El is, and how close knit the family is. From Switch to DeBarge to their solo acts I have been a fan from the beginning when I was a child. I am always excited to see what they are doing.
Thanks a lot for this, I didn't know anything about him,,,
he's so handsome and talented,,,
love him more now!!
HE IS SO HANDSOME
Of course the other guys would be jealous! This man is beautiful! Not just handsome but truly beautiful and I love that. He is absoluetly #1.9 on my list beacuse by just a tenth of a point Michael Jackson took the top slot! P.S., to me light skinned brothers never went out of style! El's really talented too.
Yes, El is beautiful
Bryant Gumbel seems like such a jerk in like every interview. It's really sad that he became rich and famous for being like this. El is a class act and Bryant wishes he could have as many people that love him and want the best for him the way El does.
This man literally been fine all his life 😍😍🤤
YES.........HE IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Indeed! He’s 61 and still fine!
This interview actually comes across as very genuine and transparent
yes he is gorgeous.. and has a beautiful voice also.. ooh lovin me some EL!!!
@hotmjj4 Because there is a CULTURAL identification. El was raised in the inner city of Detroit, so his EXPERIENCE is the Black experience. He was raised in the Black church and the white world here in the USA will never see him as a white man, no matter how light his skin is. In this country there has always been the one drop rule. He has had the Black experience in the USA. But African American culture plays a big part with El's identity and African American culture differs greatly in the USA
Sista's Place agreed. the one drop rule still stands to this day . like you said no matter how light a person is and how straight their hair is or if they say they are mixed or part indian or whatever else if they one parent or one relative that is black they are considered black by this society .
And that is a good thing. El is proud of his blackness. Of course the man is black. Being black is an experience not limited to those who have darker skin. Ell’s mother is black so she instilled a lot of the culture and religion in her children. Good for her. God. Less this family.....
Exactly 💯
I was fifteen when they started to get big, loved them
@Biracialboi since el identifies, with his black side more, mostly everybody ses him as just a light skinned man, el was even in an essence magazine, and the headline on the magazine cover was BLACK CELEBRITY MEN.
El is fine as hell. He was always my favorite ❤
He was gorgeous him and chico
He reminds of Janet Jackson in his tone. So soft spoken. Very talented man
So soft spoken. Finesse
except Michael's voice I think is softer
+pink cat oh yeah! He was such a cutie tho....looked much younger than he actually was.
pink cat up
@@theshygirl9487Michael’s normal voice what slightly deeper
@cul2cat Don't just remember them for their looks honey. They are more than that. Don't judge them. Try being in their shoes for one day. They are still a beautiful family. They went through a lot and all of them have a testimony today. Just keep them in your prayers. We all go through something in life, but it's by the grace of God that we are still here.
The DeBarges shouldn't have to apologize for being either race. You can't deny that they are a beautifully talented family with gifts from both sides. I can't imagine the world without them. They are awesome. DeBarge forever.
Kieara Tone They get it from their Mom who sings gospel music.. at Church and on Stage with El sometimes.
Kieara Tone' Their gifts come from their Black mama. They were with the Black Experience, the Black American Church, etc. They are gifted and talented because of their natural gifts of having African ancestry and being guided by their Black uncles, community, etc. Black is always dominant. Black genes always rules.
Gifts from both sides, his father was a sadistic, morally degenerate pos. They got their talent from their mom’s side, period.
@MRSELDEBARGE I totally agree with you. El is as sexy as they come, beautiful face, beautiful voice for speaking or singing. He has always had a great body and even as he has aged, he looks damn fine. I wish El all the best and i hope his future is bigger than his past. We all love El.
I feel the same way. But remember El DeBarge is taken.
That interviewer wants him lol
Lol
Me too😂😂😂
his smile is adorable
Thanks 4 sharing. Love u El ♡♡♡
The debarges are no punks
every last one of the debarge boys are fine! i bet el get's sick and tired of people bringing up light skin. he is just fine because he is. also, i have much respect for him, as an artist!
Mad Crazy El fan here! Whoo
El was loved by the ladies he started having kids as a teenager and has over 10 kids with different women 🥰😂
I wished that I could have been one of them Lol ☺️❤️🙌🏽
@2710Pocahontas Yes, because they have white ancestry. But the child is still Black no matter how white the skin. That's not the point of this conversation. My grandmother was the same way, white as a ghost and negro was on her birth certificate. You are not telling me something that I have not seen in my own family. No matter how light or white, they are still Black. Good day.
Sista's Place agreed
Sista's place you are absolutely correct
This is so awesome watching this for the first time. This was a very young El. I wonder how old he was here.
25
He was always beautiful 😍.
Yes and just turned 60 yrs old. In my opinion, is even more beautiful as a mature man!! Much love & Blessings Eldra Debarge!!
wow he sounds kinda like one of the Jackson brothers when they were younger
12 kids thats bungle but i know he 💞💞💕 all of them when listen to him on this old video my youngest son is biracial Irish, blk, Italian 28yr old my daughter calls him El D cause he's different we love Xavier.
I'll watch any interview with El DeBarge I truly adore him, plus he really hasn't done many. So whenever the opportunity presents itself I take full advantage. He's the BEST!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the post.
I agree with what ur sayin isis. Just because your mixed does not make you good looking ive seen many multi-racial people that are uuugly! but the debarges especially EL are handsome light-skin men just as there are hansome brown skin men out there
ohhweeeee I have seen many high dogs.
he's so pretty
Him and Halle Berry could be brother and sister
his facial features are perfection WOW!
Bryant Gumbel was just mad bc nobody was checking for him! Lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The guy was just hating on him.
he sounds a lil bit like MJ
EL DEBARGE ROCKS !!!
@hotmjj4 Black always dominates genetically over white. Mariah Carey is a Black woman with an Irish mother. Yes she is bi racial but she identifies with Black and there is no confusion there for me because I have family members that look like her. Black people have never been historically categorized based on skin color. You can be as light as Mariah and I knew she was Black before she said ANYTHING about it back in 1990.
DAMN! THIS IS RAAAAAAAAAARE!!!!
DAMN, HE'S FINE!!♥️♥️♥️👄👄❤💋💋❤❤👄♥️♥️❤💋💋💋👄♥️♥️👄❤💋
@MrRyanbernard Actually Prince is multi-cultural. His parents are considered black but are of mixed race. They're from Louisana and are mixed with american indian,french, italian and of course black. Purple Rain only had some parts of his true life most of it is just a movie. Prince didnt want to be put under any label he just wanted everyone to like his music. Not because he was black or white but just because he is truly a talented musician.
Him and Prince made mixed men so Popular years before Derek Jeter, Wentworth Miller, Shemar Moore, Rob Pilatus and The Rock.
Prince is not mixed
4.6.2023 El is Good looking today and in person he's so beautiful and very talented man.
I can not understand colorism amongst Black people it so sad and I experience all the time.. we are all Created by One God Stop the hate.
IT DONT MATER WHAT HE IS(RACE) HE IS SO SEXI,AND TALENTED.....
Is this rare? I got up early in the morning to see this. Half sleeping in front of the TV :)
I don't like the way they made fun of him. That wasn't funny and it was unprofessional.
babymck09 That bitch Brian started it. We know that Eldrs is slightly built. So what? He got talent.
Yes. The way Gumbel talked about his waist size was sickening and acted like he didn’t know his name. Phony.
june 4. happy birthday el, along with Nikka Costa and Al B Sure. I share my born day with them
precise solomon I’m 2 weeks apart from those said people. I LOVE BEING A GEMINI!!
@@BenJabituya im june 2nd baby. Yessss and an 80s baby
Georgeous El D . !
El & James are so thin and tall (0:36)
Great interview from El DeBarge, but did the interview person(because journalist may be too generous), say "kinda half breed"? I can't even! He's bi-racial, and so is his entire family! (This man and his family have more talent than most singing mortals).
Mr.El Debarge u the most beautiful man i Every seen in my life a voice to mash to go with his beautiful looks in the most sexy man a live back then and even today he still fine&sexy i 💘 me some him Hugs&💋 💋 Mr.El Debarge 💋
@HaliB75 Still dosen't change the fact that he is both black and white but yes he did have the " black experience".
When people call you names, it's because of their jealousies.
um biracialboi, el is half balck and half white, which makes him mixed, but black genes ARE DOMINANT, u can tell he isn't whole black just by looking at his hair, of course, but the rest of his facial features or one of a black person, big nose,big lips. sorry but to most people and i mean alot of people el is black and he himself identifies with black, meaning he claims his black side more than his white side. if el had a afro and was mixed he could reallly pass as a light skinned black man!!
@Biracialboi thank you!! and yeah they're father was a very evil man to do that to his own children!!
I know what he means about the half breed thing,,Guys were haters, it later passed, Like EL u cant let other people bring you down!
Yeah, that's why I had a crush on him....reminds me of Michael
@Biracialboi Everyone knows that El is MIXED but he identifies himself as a BLACK MAN - Just like obama identifies himself as a BLACK MAN. Whatever you choose to identify yourself as is your business - Don't project your feelings onto others. And don't dare say that some biracials don't have black features and kinky hair - most do...... what the hell you think tiny look like - the one that's married to rapper ti? Get over it, all mixed people don't carry the same mentality as you.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND EL DEBARGE'S LOVE ALWAYS VIDEO AT?!
you are my legend.
@omgitzraigan First off what is acting black? I simply stated that he identifies himself as black. Your point?
All the debarges identify themselves as black. El says it all the time
@MOHAIRinthe80s Their black and white
Mom is Black and Father is white.
No...Chico was talking about Bobby Debarge who died in 1995.......he was a drug user who caught the HIV Virus and ended up dying from complications of A.I.D.S.
@HaliB75 I don't know what all u r mixed with or what u r ,but I know that two african american parents can come out with a white child. By society the child would be looked at as one category. I understand that they don't care if u are black and white or just black because thats how thats just how people think. You might have had a black experience and be white ,but no one is going to start calling them black. Also the mothers gene can be dominant no matter what race she is.
DEBARGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
@omgitzraigan You're commenting the wrong person -- the only person who has an issue with el identifying himself as BLACK is biracialboi. The only person talking about BLACKS in a -- derogatory way is biracialboi. Not once did i EVER make GENERALIZATIONS based upon BLACK peoples FEATURES. As i stated earlier i could care less what someone IDENTIFY themselves as. I'm simply POINTING OUT the unnecessary HATRED directed towards blacks--from biracials (Not all) The rest of that crap is irrelevant.
yes the DeBARGE a beautiful family EL look more like BOBBY of all his brothers
He sure does look like Bobby!! Sounds like him too to me
@Biracialboi some of his families including him, don't even socialize with the white side of his family, which probably explains his taste in music,i cant really speak for el, but im sure he will tell you he is not whole white, neither whole black, but because of his childhood, him going to church with his mama and singing in the choir, in an all black church, he probably is associated more with being black, even though he is mixed, im sorry if i offendedyou, i guess we all have opinions.
lol. all this time i thought they were creole.
This interview came out with El DeBarge. Also, can you post El DeBarge's video "Love Always", please?
@Biracialboi I'm far from hostile - you clearly got me mistaken for someone who isn't quite happy with what society has forced upon them......sorry that isn't me.
Dude you knew his name.
The dudes name was Bryant Gumbel. I think he wished he was El Debarge n the rest of the Debarge brothers. There good looking as well!! Blessings!!
@@cindyterrones6922 I know he is Bryant Gumble and he is lying. He knew his name was El. And then to talk about his waist size- that shows he was jealous.
HESS FUGGINGGG FOINEEEEEEEEEEE DAMMMMMNNNNNNNNN
WHAT ARE TEHY MIXED WITH
Oh, Jesus Christ!
Black and white
@MRSELDEBARGE I hope that you and El are together. Life is so short and both of you are very special, it would be so pleasing if things have worked out for you both? Nobody is perfect and we all have regrets in life, but a man as special as El, has so much to offer. In his second chance video, he has a saddness about him, it shows in his eyes, i really hope that his and yours personal lifes are going great. There is nothing happier than hearing that love was found again. I'm a romantic.
I see your post on almost anything with Debarge or El Debarge. Are you a mad crazy fan too?
God he was so hot
@shiahian El Dedabrge is black. His mother is black and father is white.
El Looks Just Like this Guy in my class name Lamonte that i really Like!
That's okay! You hear he is getting out in June?
Simple person! 😊
Aww, baby, I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you, I'll give my Facebook address?? Ok??
He sounds so much like Michael...I mean if you're not watching this & just listening...you'd swear it was Michael talking ♥
Their talking voices are different, but their singing voices have the same boyish qualities.
He sounds nothing like MJ.
@hotmjj4 No, two African American parents can not come out with a white child. My grandmother looked white, both of her parents had black on their birth certificate and Black was on hers as well. No matter how light skinned a person comes out they are still black. I have cousins with blonde curly hair and blue green eyes and their birth certificate says Black and they identify as Black and have no desire to be white. It is not their culture to be white Americans. Skin color does'nt define race.
@Biracialboi you are right, el is mixed and can't be just one race over the other, but like u said mixed people dont have to choose the race they want to be, but el clearly chooses his black side over his white side, you can tell that by the music he makes, and the women he has married and had children with. This is just my observation but el, clearly identifies with his black side more, even halle berry claims her black side more, she doesnt see mix she just sees herself black>