Dr. Shock and Force MCs
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Force MDs
Datec. 1980
Mediumchromogenic color prints
DimensionsOverall (HWD): 3 3/4 × 2 7/8 in. (9.525 × 7.303 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1999.733.16
Text EntriesThe Force M.D.'s/Force MC's (MD stands for Musical Diversity) was a hip-hop/R&B group that was formed in 1981 in Staten Island, New York. The hip-hop/R&B hybrid group — which was foundational to the new jack swing movement of the 1980s — signed to Tommy Boy Records in 1984. They are best known for two classics, "Tender Love" and "Love is a House". They are considered major leaders of the new jack swing movement. The group was composed of brothers Stevie D. (Stevie D. Lundy), T.C.D (Antoine Lundy, d. 1998), and Khalil (Rodney Lundy), DJ Dr. Rock (d. 1996), along with their uncle Jessie Lee Daniels (1962-2022). Later, friends Trisco (Trisco Pearson, d. 2016) and Mercury (Charles Nelson, d. 1995) from the Mariners Harbor housing projects joined the group. They became Dr. Rock And The MCs when they were joined by a DJ of that title, introducing scratching into their nascent act (in his absence a DJ Shock would deputise).
Color photograph of three men in photo. The man on the left is wearing a red leather jacket, red pants with a white stripe down the leg, and and a circle of white feathers around his calf. The man on the right is wearing a black leather hat, jacket, and pants. The man in the center is sitting in a wicker chair and on the telephone.
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