A few years back Steph had signed a half a million dollar deal with Ludacris’s DTP records and was the talk of the blogs for dating American Idol winner Jordin Sparks.

He recently sat down with Vibe Vixen and revealed shocking news of how things got rough once he was dropped from the label. He also showed off a new clean cut look.

Steph revealed that he was homeless while dating Jordin Sparks and she or his own mother didn’t have a clue. He now goes by his real name, Garrain and is taking on a healthier lifestyle. He is now a health coach with Herbalife and says that has saved his life.

Check out the excerpts from the interview below.

On living out of his car:
I was living from check to check. sometimes my phone had to get cut off. Sometimes I had to decide between putting gas in my car or food in my mouth. Years passed and I would make money here and there but just enough to get by. Eventually the bills were piling up and I had no money coming in. The lease was up on my apartment so I started staying at different friends houses. Then I felt like I was wearing out my welcome. Then I was like, I got my car.

On Perception vs Reality:
I was so numb with emotions I would just figure it out. Some days I went without eating and some days I would just cry myself to sleep in my jeep. Nobody knew that cause I had so much pride that I was willing to play the game of what people thought I was on the blogs. The more I felt separated from who I really was the more I was dying mentally. It was so hard to bounce back because I was so laser focused on music and me being talented  in so many areas of my life that I didn’t even fathom the idea of entertaining anything else.

On Hiding His Situation From His Girlfriend at the Time, Jordin Sparks
“We didn’t live in the same state. I mean my mom didn’t even know. If my mom didn’t know and she knows everything, I could hide it from anybody.”

Two and half years living out of his jeep:
I put on an extra 30 pounds. I was 165 my whole life and I got up to almost 200 pounds. I would be crying in my jeep asking God why is this happening to me when I have so much to offer the world.

Leap of faith:
August 15th, 2011 at 3:47 am, I was at the post office outside of my PO box. I spoke to God like I’ve never spoken to him. Tears ran out of my body to where my body was cold and I said I had had enough. I wanna be around nothing but positive people but the industry is not a positive environment. There are positive people in it, but its a very cold place. A lot of my friends who are platinum selling artists hate there lives. I wanna be healthy and wanna make money but want the money to represent something that I believe in. Everything I asked for made its way into my life a week and a half later.

I don’t worry about the naysayers I worry about the people who are actively seeking a better and healthy living. My main focus is not about the marketing plan. My main focus is you come to me because you want help and I want to help you. It’s bigger than nutrition; its about the person you become along the way. When they was asked what I wanna be when I grow up I said I wanted to be a superhero, so when I came into this my body became superhero like and then it hit me, I’m a superhero! I’m traveling the world and I get to help people one person at a time. It’s like I manifested this in my life since I was a kid. I am now a herbal hero (laughs).”

On making music:
I did not quit music. I will write and sing in the comforts of my own home until I can build financial freedom where I can do it my way and I don’t have to conform to anybody else’s ideas. When I come back, I‘ll come back on my own terms. Now I have aplace to live and I don’t have to sleep in my jeep anymore. I have financial freedom now and that represents fulfillment and happiness. People don’t realize that this is what i’ve always wanted to do; help people and change lives.