Fedel: Fighting Like a Winner Despite Flaws

“Suburbs vs. the Ghetto” featuring J.R. is a very personal song from Fedel’s 2013 album V.I.P, and “one of those songs as an artist that you wish you could’ve done more with and time just passed. When I wrote that song it meant a lot to me.” The song shares two stories about different teens facing difficult situations, one set in the suburbs and one in the ghetto. “That’s a real story. I’ve lived that.” Growing up in the inner city of Memphis, he went to one of the worst schools in the state. “It was extremely violent, and that’s where I lived.”

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[column]His parents were split up, so he finished his high school education in Oklahoma at a school that “was 98% white. My graduating class was 1100. The school system was so advanced that I struggled so much.” Despite the differences, seeing the similarities between the two settings was still obvious for Fedel. “Where I lived in Memphis, drugs was crazy, but when I lived in the suburbs, drugs was crazy too and drinking was more popular.” The song came out of the experiences that he had at the two schools, which were different but also very similar.[/column]
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