Full Force
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Full Force is a group of R&B and hip hop performers and producers from Brooklyn, New York, calling themselves "the original hip hop vocal band". The members are B-Fine (Brian George, drums and drum programming), Shy Shy (Junior Clark, bass), Paul Anthony (Paul Anthony George, vocals), Bowlegged Lou (Lucien George, Jr., vocals), Curt-T-T (Curt Bedeau, guitar), and Baby Gerry (Gerry Charles, keyboards). The three Georges are brothers, while Clark, Bedeau, and Charles are the Georges' cousins.
They have produced and written music for such diverse artists as UTFO, Doctor Ice, Samantha Fox, Britney Spears, James Brown, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Backstreet Boys, and Selena. They received their first record contract thanks to their production of UTFO's "Roxanne Roxanne" (1985), a record that lead to countless answer records, most notably by Roxanne Shanté. Two greatest hits compilations are available, one by Thump Records and the other by Collectables. They produced singer/songwriter Rihanna's 2005 hit, "Let Me" which appears on her debut album Music Of The Sun. The Black Eyed Peas' worldwide hit Don't Phunk With My Heart was also written as a collaboration between Full Force and will.i.am of the Peas.
They provide backing vocals on two Bob Dylan songs recorded during sessions for Infidels, "Death Is Not the End" (released on Down in the Groove (1988) and "Tell Me" (released on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991.
They also showed a talent for comedy acting in the 1990s comedy film House Party and its sequel as the gangster-nemeses of Kid and Play.
Retrospectively, Full Force should be viewed as pioneers of freestyle music. Not surprisingly, Thump Records, a label known for its freestyle compilations, released their first greatest hits compilation.
Discography
- 1985: Full Force (Columbia)
- 1986: Full Force Get Busy 1 Time! (Columbia)
- 1987: Guess Who's Comin' to the Crib? (Columbia)
- 1989: Smoove (Columbia)
- 1992: Don't Sleep (Columbia)
- 1995: Sugar On Top (Calibre)
- 2001: Still Standing (TVT)
External link
Official website: http://www.forcefulworld.com Official fansite: http://www.fullforcefamily.com
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