Full Force - 4-U (Full Force's Mellow Medley)

Name: Full Force - 4-U (Full Force's Mellow Medley)
Uploaded: 1989-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Full Force — the six-member Brooklyn collective of brothers (Paul Anthony, Bow-Legged Lou, B-Fine) and cousins (Shy Shy, Baby Gerry, Curt-t-t) — released '4-U (Full Force's Mellow Medley)' as part of their 1989 Columbia Records album Smoove, their final LP for that label. By this point the group had already reshaped the New York R&B…

1989 · Late New Jack Swing Emergence / R&B Crossover Era (1989) · music video

Full Force - 4-U (Full Force's Mellow Medley) music video

1989Late New Jack Swing Emergence / R&B Crossover Era (1989)Late-1980s R&B / Hip-Hop crossover, Brooklyn soul tradition

What this video is

Full Force — the six-member Brooklyn collective of brothers (Paul Anthony, Bow-Legged Lou, B-Fine) and cousins (Shy Shy, Baby Gerry, Curt-t-t) — released '4-U (Full Force's Mellow Medley)' as part of their 1989 Columbia Records album Smoove, their final LP for that label. By this point the group had already reshaped the New York R&B landscape through productions for UTFO ('Roxanne, Roxanne') and Lisa Lisa & Cult…

Why it matters

Documents Full Force's identity as performer-artists at the twilight of their Columbia Records era, distinct from their more celebrated producer role. The medley format is a historically significant R&B device linking doo-wop and soul revue traditions to late-80s hip-hop-influenced R&B. As one of…

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