Senswif - Elevation - 1997

12" - 1997 - Lah Lah Music Inc 

In the early 90s, two brothers named GodSen and BornSwif from B&R in Flushing Queens formed a rap duo called SENSWIF. They dropped their first and only 12" in 1997, composed of two songs, 'Elevation' on the A-side produced by Lord C. Black,  a friend they went to school with,  and 'Maintain' on the flip side produced by Mike Mass who is also their brother. 

BornSwif :" We began this journey in the early 9o's when hip hop was cool to listen to. Our style was called SAP, a singing form of Rap... Lyrics with harmonious patterns and deep meaning. We love to harmonize and it was like we were singing and rapping simultaneously. The streets were not ready for that transitional period of rappers with very intricate styles... We didnt know the business well enuff to manipulate our way in so we went underground, but 'Elevation' was really making steam ! We pressed 1000's on records & tapes and had a distribution deal with tower records..."

The wax was released on Lah Lah Music Inc, their own indie record label.  Both tracks was from the forthcoming project named 'Alpha & Omega' which never came out because they didn't finish it .  

Scan courtesy of T.R.O.Y Blog