JVC Force

JVC Force (also rendered J.V.C. F.O.R.C.E) was an American hip hop group from Islip, New York. The group, composed of DJ Curt Cazal (Curtis Andre Small) and the emcees AJ Rok (AJ Woodson) and B-Luv (William Taylor), is probably best known for the single "Strong Island," which became an underground hit during the 1980s.[1]

JVC Force is a backronym standing for "Justified by Virtue of Creativity for All Reasons Concerning Entertainment".[2] According to Woodson, "the letters didn't actually stand for anything in the beginning. JVC was the name of Curt's crew I believe. B-Boy thought we might get sued by JVC Electronics so our first release has the named spelled J.V.C. F.O.R.C.E." [3]

They were signed by B-Boy records in 1987[4] and released their first album Doin' Damage in 1988.[5] After Force Field was released in 1990 on Warlock Records, the group signed with Big Beat Records but disappeared from the music scene after the release of the single “Big Trax” in 1992, leaving a third album unreleased.[4] This last album supposedly has vocal tracks recorded, but it is unknown where the tapes may reside.[6]