Booby Simmons who was signed to Tommy Boy said that Tom Silver Man from Tommy Boy had two accountant books , one that show the numbers of sales from the stores and another book that shows bootleg sales the book with the boot leg sales was basically the secret book that he did not know about
The Force MDs were among the first groups along with UTFO, Whistle, New Edition, The Sequence to lead the way in combining hip hop with R&B singing on songs which is an industry staple today... RIP TC, Mercury, Trisco, Jessie D, DJ Dr Rock 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
They weren’t among the first to combine hip hop with R&B, they WERE the FIRST to do it as initially the LDs then as the Force MCs then eventually as the Force MDs. They are literally the originators of it. It’s a damn shame and so disrespectful that they are not in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame and they still are so grossly under acknowledged and recognized and tremendously under appreciated.
These guys were the best in the beginning and they never said what killed doctor Rock they just shoved that under the rug I'll never forget that episode of hot tracks and they were going accapella I was looking at how lost doc looked I knew he was lip syncing of course and I knew loyalty was keeping him in the group but at the time he was utterly useless with the digital age taking over it was just a matter of time so I'm sure and later confirmed that they gave him some dough not much and told him disappear cuz dee jays not named grandmaster flash were no longer useful and that's sad cuz doctor Rock was a big name in the streets as far as dee jaying went. They were so talented I'll never forget that summer 84 when we all were in Coney Island performing and they were there and Jesse Dee was starving which had me wondering about the industry actually it was the contest that birthed stetsasonic cuz they won that contest on the strength of Wise their beat box he ripped it and the fat boys were the shit around that time and Doug E Fresh was practically a nobody cuz nobody really remembered him for beat street his first movie debut and bit of shine but beat boxes is what was killing the crowd back then cuz the human beat box Buffy was a new phenomenon and he was my girl first cousin and we never saw him again but she told me they used to diss him about his weight but they learned where a person may be lacking in life God sees all and reached out and blessed this kid's life but unfortunately he didn't live longer to enjoy his life and build on his legacy God bless Darren Robinson you markie dee and Kool rock will never be forgotten shout out in heaven to Prince Markie Dee....Fat Boy's forever
They were signing contracts for that little bit of money back then and it saddened me to learn these atrocities took place back then and as hard as it was back then for rappers to get that Whitney money but they were selling just as many records you getting hundreds and the label making millions yeah I said hundreds against millions and that is so sad maybe my mother knew what she was doing when I turned my 100 thousand dollar contract and she was right cuz when you do the math a hundred thousand dollars over six years was worse than a civil service workers salary with no benefits damn they were robbing people back then and it was sad and I only would get like eleven cents an album so you would have to swing high for the fences if not you were getting sued and would be in industry turmoil for the next 20 years and never heard of again some took their own lives the industry is wicked maybe God saved me cuz I probably would still owe but the record was strong but could I put together an album that would be equivalent to the single and I thought no cuz the song they wanted from me I hated it meaning I thought I had better material but they wanted my R and B track not my street shit and I didn't wanna do a Daddy Kane in reverse mode so I bowed out sadly but now I go praise no... Praise The Lord Amen
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Booby Simmons who was signed to Tommy Boy said that Tom Silver Man from Tommy Boy had two accountant books , one that show the numbers of sales from the stores and another book that shows bootleg sales the book with the boot leg sales was basically the secret book that he did not know about
These guys were my IDOLS when I was a teen....I will love them forever.
You make the BEST music documentaries. Keep doing what you're doing....
Thank you. That's what I wanted to say.
The Force MDs were among the first groups along with UTFO, Whistle, New Edition, The Sequence to lead the way in combining hip hop with R&B singing on songs which is an industry staple today...
RIP TC, Mercury, Trisco, Jessie D, DJ Dr Rock 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
They weren’t among the first to combine hip hop with R&B, they WERE the FIRST to do it as initially the LDs then as the Force MCs then eventually as the Force MDs. They are literally the originators of it. It’s a damn shame and so disrespectful that they are not in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame and they still are so grossly under acknowledged and recognized and tremendously under appreciated.
@@jimmycunningham9433 The Sequence came out before the Force MDs in all of their incarnations mixing R&B with Hip-Hop on records...
Got my butt whoop many times signing these songs lol I'm grown now so I scream singing Tc NAME ON LOVE IS THE HOUSE.
Stevie D has such a beautiful smile .
Rip Charles "Mercury "Nelson,TCD Lundy , Jessie D , Trisco Pearson.
somebody's crying love it.
I didn't know they had a Miller ad 😳.
Legends in the industry that get overlooked
These guys were the best in the beginning and they never said what killed doctor Rock they just shoved that under the rug I'll never forget that episode of hot tracks and they were going accapella I was looking at how lost doc looked I knew he was lip syncing of course and I knew loyalty was keeping him in the group but at the time he was utterly useless with the digital age taking over it was just a matter of time so I'm sure and later confirmed that they gave him some dough not much and told him disappear cuz dee jays not named grandmaster flash were no longer useful and that's sad cuz doctor Rock was a big name in the streets as far as dee jaying went. They were so talented I'll never forget that summer 84 when we all were in Coney Island performing and they were there and Jesse Dee was starving which had me wondering about the industry actually it was the contest that birthed stetsasonic cuz they won that contest on the strength of Wise their beat box he ripped it and the fat boys were the shit around that time and Doug E Fresh was practically a nobody cuz nobody really remembered him for beat street his first movie debut and bit of shine but beat boxes is what was killing the crowd back then cuz the human beat box Buffy was a new phenomenon and he was my girl first cousin and we never saw him again but she told me they used to diss him about his weight but they learned where a person may be lacking in life God sees all and reached out and blessed this kid's life but unfortunately he didn't live longer to enjoy his life and build on his legacy God bless Darren Robinson you markie dee and Kool rock will never be forgotten shout out in heaven to Prince Markie Dee....Fat Boy's forever
this industry always plays with and exploits talent but doesn't pay enough to survive smdh.
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They were signing contracts for that little bit of money back then and it saddened me to learn these atrocities took place back then and as hard as it was back then for rappers to get that Whitney money but they were selling just as many records you getting hundreds and the label making millions yeah I said hundreds against millions and that is so sad maybe my mother knew what she was doing when I turned my 100 thousand dollar contract and she was right cuz when you do the math a hundred thousand dollars over six years was worse than a civil service workers salary with no benefits damn they were robbing people back then and it was sad and I only would get like eleven cents an album so you would have to swing high for the fences if not you were getting sued and would be in industry turmoil for the next 20 years and never heard of again some took their own lives the industry is wicked maybe God saved me cuz I probably would still owe but the record was strong but could I put together an album that would be equivalent to the single and I thought no cuz the song they wanted from me I hated it meaning I thought I had better material but they wanted my R and B track not my street shit and I didn't wanna do a Daddy Kane in reverse mode so I bowed out sadly but now I go praise no... Praise The Lord Amen
#TheyWereRappersFirst
Rip Charles "Mercury "Nelson,TCD Lundy , Jessie D , Trisco Pearson.