How Fefe Dobson Fought Against The R&B Label Everyone Tried To Pin On Her
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- The year was 2003. Beyoncé was Crazy in Love, Monica was So Gone and Mya’s Love Was Like…Woah! Early 2000’s R&B was making its mark and taking over where 90’s R&B left off. Fefe Dobson though wasn’t about that life. She was a rocker chic and had no intention of allowing record label execs to pigeon hole her into the R&B box they assumed she belonged in.
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I was a teen when she came out and I was immediately obsessed and still listen to her regularly in my 30's she made me feel like it was okay to be a black girl that wasn't really into stereotypical "black" things
For real! Fefe is the reason I felt comfortable being a part of the first emo wave. At a time when us black kids weren’t allowed to be freely alternative without scrutiny. Plus that first album is a classic Idc what anyone says lol
I've never been into stereotypical "black" things myself. I once got called the "whitest black boy" ever, by this white guy, my freshman year in highschool, lol.
Be free,my friend.
Same here sis
Remember that movie she did home again and she was in Jamaica and she was speaking patois that was so good.
“She even believed that she was him for a period of time, and was devastated when she found out that she wasn’t.” 😩😂
I definitely bust out laughing at that part because what 😭😭😭
😂😂😂😂
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm screaming 😂
So, Fefe was like the one that really broke the glass ceiling for the “Alternative Black Girl”. When Fefe came out, I felt free enough to say I listen to Metallica and Beyoncé without being afraid of what my peers would think. She showed the world that Black girls can not be put into a single box. Fefe is very important to us❤️
I agree and also Dionne Farris - I Know song.
@@i_treasure_u_forever3523 yes other artists like Kelis Res ,N'dea Davenport Des'ree did too there is no limit only small minded people.
I feel this comment spiritually. We are not one dimensional beings or thinkers. I remember being obsessed with Fefe as all I listened to as a teen was rock/ punk and metal.
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No. Tracy Chapman and Grace Jones broke that ceiling. And TINA TURNER.
Rihanna has said many years ago that Fefe was a inspiration of hers.
Her Good Girl Gone Bad era was a carbon copy.
“Everything” had me on a chokehold when I was 14 😂 it still slaps 👏🏾
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😩 same
This girl is a personal legend in my book. I was obsessed with her music and aesthetic throughout junior high/high school! First album was full of alt-girl bangers.
Great update! I'm so annoyed with how difficult it is for Black and biracial people to break out as mainstays in Rock music when our people CREATED the genre. Living Colour, Lenny Kravitz and Fefe Dobson DESERVE far more recognition!
Agreed
@@davidmcfarlane9185 I've seen some GREAT concerts lately. However, Lenny's concert is the BEST I've seen thus far! 🎵 🎶❤️
Rock n roll was considered black music in the 50’s, that’s why many hated Elvis cause he was white guy singing “nigger music” but Chuck Berry is considered the Father of rock n roll.
100%
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This young lady had two huge hits and I'm glad mtv and bet promoted her. She's really good. I'm glad to see her today!
Ray. Carter
FEFE made me feel okay being an Alt-blk girl
I wish she would have had a bigger career but I knew then that blk female artist are placed in a box
She Is One Of 2000s Most Underrated Artist....
I agree. I don’t know why they never did any where are they now or MTV specials. They should have promoted her like Michelle Branch and Vanessa Carlton.
I'm a gangsta rapping R&B girl myself and hip Hop girl I've never heard of her and I don't listen to her music
@@monicamariamclean2198 you must be too young to know…she was out when I was in H.S…this 2002-06
It's really sad she didn't had much success as avril Lavigne she deserved more
I'm 38 years old but was 19 when her album dropped and as a black woman was so excited to see a black girl in the alternative rock scene. I hate it when ppl put black women in boxes and assume we all only listen to R&B or rap. We are not a monolith.
Same here I'm the same age.
Same it still makes me so sad. And now there’s the resurface of Willow smith’s music. 😶
Bye Bye Boyfriend, Take Me Away, Unforgiven and Everything by Fefe Dobson are still bangers to this day!!
So is Don’t Let It Go To Your Head
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Fax no printer!!! These are some of my favorites from Fefe Dobson!
Bye bye boyfriend goes harddd lol
@@dominiquelarae4576 tell me about it it takes me to the most amazing wonderland
Black people invented rock and roll
Fefe Dobson reminds me of Kina Cosper, who left Brownstone and came out with her self titled album. It was full of melodic soulful rock ballads that I still bump 22 years later. Would love a video on her! ❤️
Yes girl from the gutter!!!!!
PLEASE do one on Res, shes an African American alternative artist who came out in like ‘01 with the song “They Say” and another hit, “Golden Boys” I loved her music! I think she only had one album?
Res was so cool and talented
@@taylordowning2533 yes I was obsessed at first sight of her video for “They Say”
A person's skin color doesn't dictate one's musical taste. Anyone can embrace whatever music he or she chooses.
Facts.
Fefe Dobson was so cool! I liked the fact that there was a black chick who rocked like Joan Jett or Hayley Williams. Fefe deserved more than just two albums.
Black? 😂😂😂😂
Aside from the racial stereotypes, putting a rocker on an R&B label is just bad business sense. They could have capitalized on her at a time when Black rock musicians weren't very prominent but rock music itself was still mainstream.
I believe what different groups of people like has a lot to do with culture and environment. Rock music was very popular in Africa between the mid to late 20th century, and it was popular among Caribbean diaspora as well. _Ska music_ originated in Jamaica, but was later adopted by White artists. The so-called _skinhead_ movement began among Jamaican Brits as a counter-culture movement inspired by the Jamaican _rude boy_ movement and later punk rock. This was then adopted by Whites and by the time it came to the US it had become adopted by White Supremacists, and the US propagandized the "racist skinhead" stereotype and thus ruined it for Black people everywhere else.
Rock music really suffered in the mid 2000s when MTV stopped playing music and went full-on into reality shows. Harder rock genres became a niche internet genre popular on MySpace and RUclips. But by the mid 2010s, most of those fans had grown up and hard rock and metal music ceased to be mainstream. Hip Hop, R&B and obviously Pop music has continued to be mainstream. EDM had also become mainstream in the US, which was originally created by Black Americans in the 1980s but never went national but was adopted in Western Europe where it's been mainstream since the late 80s.
However, I feel that the lack of music diversity has hurt Hip Hop and R&B itself. Kids who would otherwise be interested in different genres now almost exclusively listen to Hip Hop and that's brought the quality of Rap and R&B itself down. Maybe the over-saturation will lead to the popularity of Rap music collapsing, and that would actually help the genre by weeding out the turds and dead-weights. Popular music nowadays is mostly publicity stunts and memes. That's why artists like Nicki Minaj and Lady Gaga dressed like clowns in the early 2010s. Meanwhile popular rappers will do anything for attention, from Young Thug to 6ix9ine to DaBaby who used to wear a diaper in public.
Fefe is my girl. Seeing another POC do rock growing up was big as I enjoyed rock music and never really saw too many young black artists other than Lenny Kravitz. She just released a new song actually. I'm happy she is making a comeback. It's needed and long overdue.
Nothing but love and respect for this channel, not only do yall cover major artists but the underrated talents get their recognition as well.
Fefe also appeared as one of her biggest influences, the iconic Tina Turner, on an episode of "American Dreams".
She deserves her flowers 💐
I love Fefe Dobson. She is Uber underrated.
I listen to "Take Me Away" RELIGIOUSLY!!!!
I never understood why they tried to place her in that category when Much Music in Canada showed her music videos of her mainly playing pop punk with her band.
Great video as always. I fell in love with Fefe after Take me away, because she stood out from other black artist in her era, I wish that we had more black rock artist, especially when you hear about the rich history in the 50, 60, and 70's of Rock.
Take me away was my favorite song growing up. I love her.
I Love fefe! I still listen to her album and literally have forced her music on my decade younger siblings. I’m so excited you are covering her!
I love fefe Dobson thanks for doing this video
Glad you enjoyed it!
Def jam label stole her whole rock aesthetic for Rihanna, which is tea for another day🙂
Can we please get a video on my sis Laura Izibor? She literally just vanished. Her debut album was phenomenal
Yesssss!!! I saw her in concert several years ago, here in Nashville and she was so good. So many people didn't know who she was and I hate that she didn't get the recognition she deserved.
I STILL… listen to Fefe!!! 🎶💙💯🎶
A story on singer Joi who sang Missing You would be very interesting
TAKE ME AWAY was the first time I ever saw a Black girl singing a song of the Rock(Pop Punk) genre. 😍
When I was a teen I always wondered how Hilary Duff, Ashlee Simpson, Avril Lavigne and Lindsay Lohan had better careers than folks like Fefe Dobson and even Skye Sweetnam? When I got older I realized the power of promotion from the Disney and Viacom(MTV) machine.
And the power of being white
Avril Lavigne was one of the better artists. I was always confused about how no one realized Hilary Duff and Ashley Simpson were bad singers.
@@CuddlyGrizzyBear oh WE KNEW! Hilary Duffs voice was horrible
@@maryperry6573 your comment had me cracking up lol
Not to mention the fact Hilary duff can't sing for shit and it's crazy how she had a huge career in music
This was great!! Can you do Res ?
Yes! I was about to suggest Res! I was obsessed with her for a bit.
@@ReadLoveListen yes me too!! That album “ They say Vision”. My jam
Fefe Dobson definitely deserves more credit and she deserves her flowers while she's still here
I remember all these people growing up but I unconsciously forgot about them all.
😁I've been WAITING for someone to cover Her...
THANK YOU🙌🏿🙏🏿
“Ghost” was my top favorite song of Fefe
I still remember her guest appearance on true Jackson vp
Loved her. Still listen to her music
I ABSOLUTELY relate to the being mixed, and just trying to find where I fit! Love the content 💛!
She's a very pretty woman,and that's FACTS!
Lemme tell you that it made my WHOLE LIFE to learn Fefe Dobson has a feature on Gangsta Boo and La Chat’s joint album🥹💐
Thank you for doing this! I use to LOVE Fifi's song, "Take me away." I always wondered what she has been up to since then. Am glad she is doing well!
*Fefe
Stuttering is a masterpiece. Still one of my faves. The industry doesn't deserve artists like her. Love Fefe Dobson❤
Never heard of this young lady. I believe being compared to other young women in the industry probably made her feel some type of way. She had already questioned her identity but thru music she had found it. But here we go...the execs not knowing how to market her. Trying to stuff her in a box where she didn't fit. Just allow her to make her music and put it out there!🙄
I think many women have to compete in everything...proving ourselves for recognition.
I remember 'Everything' pretty fondly, it was definitely a happier time in my life 🥰
Omg this is my MySpace days…thank you for reminding me of her
early morning music vids while getting the chirren ready for school ;her lil ditty, " I want U" gave me Joan Jett Vibes lol..
You STAY on it!!!!
She had Tone Loc sing on one of her songs. Massive respect!
Love these stories so much!!
Y’all remember her first album?
I remember the promo for the song EVERYTHING on MTV and Noggin. It was used for The Perfect Score Soundtrack.
Her album cuts ROCK IT TIL YOU DROP IT and KISS ME FOOL were my shit!
I had 3 copies of that cd! That album got me through high school
@@themostbeautifulisraw4561 my favorite songs were KISS ME FOOL and ROCK IT TILL YOU DROP IT
@@themostbeautifulisraw4561 you can tell ROCK IT TILL YOU DROP IT was influenced by her adoration for Michael Jackson
'Don't Go' was/is my ish. Love that song.
Great for running!
I remember her, I liked her because she was so different from the other black female singers and hoped she'll be successful long-term like Beyonce or Rihanna.
"...In early 2022, Fefe confirmed her official return to Music, with the single, ***BLEEEEEEEP*** ...Love...." (8:13) ...ha-HAAA!! ...good luck getting THAT, played on the Radio!
Can you do a video on Billy Lawrence? She sang the song "Come on" from the Set It Off soundtrack
That was my song!!
Is she black or biracial,I always wondered.
Jive Records had a lot of acts on there like Keith Murray, Joe, Mystikal, A Tribe Called Quest, Backstreet Boys, N'Sync, Britney Spears, Hi-Five, etc.!!
Interesting how the race that started rock music in the first place couldn’t dictate whether or not they sang it…craaaazy.
Hypocritical really….
Also funny how the same race that started rock music turns around and makes fun of their own for enjoying rock music. Shit’s crazy to me lmao.
I just thought of her the other day to listen to the songs I love. She was waaayyyy too underrated.
Thank you for this. It's crazy because I remember her.
OMG!!!!! I cannot believe you did an upload on her. I loved her!! I absolutely did. I remember when she was dating the lead singer of Simple Plan too. Lol. I remember like trying to figure out who the hell this black girl was (I know she's of mixed ethnicity). It was just so refreshing to see her do something different. She stayed true to herself. Came from Canada and made her mark. I found her on Instagram a couple years back followed her QUICK. Her daughter is soooo beautiful, looks just like her. Thank you for this upload girl❤
You know what's crazy we invested rock and roll.
VERY important video!
Fefe is aaaaamazing the best singer ever!! She is an will always be I cannot wait to hear more keep it coming FeFe! I love you!!🥰🥰🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I loved her back in middle school omg
Great video! I was just listening to "Everything" last night! ❤😲
Heavy Gratitude
Thanks for the introduction to this artist. Ghost is a dope song. Fefe is yet another example of how real talent doesn't get rewarded in the music industry but mediocrity does.
I want an update... I loved her.
I immediately remembered her name soon as I saw this video's title. Whew, the early 2000s were a time.
Only song I ever heard or liked from her was "Ghost" but this video is so enlightening. I had no idea
Been waiting for this one!!! Thanks!!!
Fefe deserves all her flowers and she paved the way for all of the alt-rock black singers.
Thanks for this! Fefe is so important to those of us POC who love rock music 🤘🏽
My song from her was 'Stuttering'!!!!!
Thnx so much for this 💕💖💯
It’s amazing that it would take nearly 20 years from Fefe Dobson for a Black/POC alt/rock girl to achieve mainstream success and that’s Willow. And let’s be honest she was in part helped because of her family surname.
Willow does not have mainstream success. Lol
Wait until y’all learned about Tina Bell. The black woman who created Grunge rock and has almost been erased from rock history.
it seems like a ton celebs that are biracial have a white mom and a Jamaican dad.
Great video! Can we get a video on The duo Js they were managed by Rob Kelly they had a couple of hits but disappeared in the early 2000s
I still have her song Ghost
Loved her when I was growing up 🇨🇦
Girl i have all her cds i lived for unforgiven i love her she is my soul mate
Her debut was my first album where I bought with my hard-owned money. Still my fav 00s album to these days
Loved Fefe back in the day! ❤️🙏🏿🙏🏿👏🏿
I loved her when she first came out. It was clear to me even then she was definitely that representation we didn’t see in the pop/rock scene and I still listen to her to this day.
I LOVE her songs Rockstar, I’m a Lady, and Watch Me Move.
I found out about her through youtube as a kid with her single"Ghost".I was suprised to see a rock girl who looked liked me because most of the rock genre was white and I didnt realize how much of an impact black people has made on rock until I became an adult.Hopefully Fefe Dobson comesback successful because she is right on time considering the revival of rock into the mainstream.
I remember when this music artist debuted when I was in my late teenage years. Thank you for the update video.
You're welcome!
Fefe is that girl. Period.
I was singing take me away last week, wondering what ever happened to that singer could not remember her name. Thanks for this episode!
2:58 dang not the m@sonic stuff
Omg pls say karaoke more in your videos 🧡🧡
Your Channel is the GOAT ! i totally forgot about her, then remembered I got her cd in one of those publishing clarance houses 10 cds for like $1.99
Fefe was a whole vibe back in the early 2000s. Thanks for covering her!
Thanks for the story I haven't heard FeFe on long time during my high school years. Could you do 2 videos on Kym Sim & Haywood. Thanks! 😊
Can we get a Kelis video she def paved a way for black ALT girls