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Oral History Interview with Force MDs, New York, NY, September 29, 1998

Interviewees Force MDs
Interviewer Bill Adler
Date1998
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1998.926.1
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The Force M.D.'s/Force MC's/Might Force Four (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).
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