Charlie Wilson & El Debarge Honor Singer Andre Wilson After Cancer Death
Charlie Wilson
RIP To Nephew Andre Wilson
… Voice Behind Kurupt’s ‘We Can Freak It’
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Uncle Charlie Wilson‘s family took a setback this week, after his singer nephew Andre
“Boogie” Wilson lost his battle to stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
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TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Charlie and El DeBarge ahead of their Uncle Charlie’s R&B Cookout
Tour and got a few honest words of remembrance and reflection.
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Andre was best known for singing the hook on Kurupt and DJ Battlecat’s West
Coast hip hop anthem “We Can Freak It” from 1998 — Charlie tells us he was a “gifted” artist who could both
sing and write music.
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He was the oldest son of Gap Band founder Ronnie Wilson, Charlie’s brother … some of his
other collabs include pairings with Snoop Dogg and Faith Evans.
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El DeBarge appeared to have known Andre as well … remembering him for having a lot of love in his heart.
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Andre’s kids have since started
target=”_blank”>a GoFundMe to cover medical expenses and funeral arrangements.
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He was 58.
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RIP
