Janine Williams, “Fabu”

Janine Williams (left)

Music in the 90’s had an effect on your mind, body and soul. It’s amazing what a few words and a beat can do to a person. Music can make fans feel promiscuous, gloomy or may even excite us in some way. Sometimes an artist’s lyrical music is our reality.  Or is our reality their truth?

What about the people who created the music? What about the artist who spent their whole life wanting to make it big someday… what about that Detroit native who did make it…

I had a chance to catch up with Janine Williams, from the late 90’s female duo, “Fabu” – signed to Atlantic Records. Don’t remember “Fabu”? If you were old enough to appreciate good music in the 90’s, “Fabu” peaked #88 on the Billboards Hot 100 chart and #28 on the Billboards Hot R&B Singles chart. With their one hit wonder single, “Just Roll” they toured over 15 states, performed in London, and even made their way to “Soul Train”.  The hit duo met in ’94 and the rest was history. With “Fabu” originally starting out with four women, Janine and Christia Hayes seemed to have similar focal points on what was best for the group and became a female duo. Janine still has a hand in the music industry but desires to create less suggestive music. Janine’s career is on the rise, whether it’s her appearing in local projects, doing voiceovers or writing music for up-and-coming artists she maintains her piece of mind. You can catch Janine in the new hit movie, “Sparkle”. 

Stay chatty my friends, Inside Chat is listening!