#RespectTheOGs - A Sit Down with The Original SEN-ONE,IBM Crew-NYC

THE ORIGINAL SEN ONE.....

The father of one of the most revered and adopted Graffiti names in the world. George "SEN ONE" Morillo was born in 1968 and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. George is the younger brother of Ricky "SIA" Mujica one of the original members of the 1970's legendary "ZOO YORK" crew. Ricky a Graffiti writer, but better known for his skateboard skills was a major influence in George's life. http://www.capmatchescolor.com/f_sen.html

George has been a Graffiti artist since the early 1980's, the golden era of Hip-Hop culture. He first started writing graffiti in his neighborhood in 1980, and in 1981 along with "POKE" they cut his name "SENDER" in half and the name "SEN" was born. George is the only person on the planet that can claim to be "SEN ONE", not only did he create the name, he also was the first to make it famous. "SEN ONE" started painting subway trains in 1982 on Manhattan's number one line. That same year he joined "Incredible Bombing Masters" (IBM). "Incredible Bombing Masters", as a crew were pioneers of their own style of Graffiti. The crew first started bombing (writing) on subway trains and school yard handball courts. "Incredible Bombing Masters" was a legendary crew that was created by Graffiti legend "DOZE Green", and legendary B-Boy "KEN-SWIFT" at the time members of the famous "Rock Steady Crew". In 1982, the crew that "DOZE" and "KEN-SWIFT" created was passed down to Dino aka "POKE" a close mentor of George and a mutual friend of both. "SEN One" along with "EPIC" both joined "POKE" and became some of the first members of the crew under "POKE". "IBM" is one of the most revered Graffiti crews in Hip Hop History.

(infomation obtain: IBM- Blog)

Sen One from the legendary IBM Crew tells his story to Street View Channel, from gangs to graff to galleries Sen One has done it all. In this third episode of Street View Sen One gives us an insight of the birth of Hip Hop from the late 70's to the early 80's living in the Upper West Side of Manhattan and how he has evolved as a writer over the years. Street View is an Italian based project of documentation of the culture of graffiti and street art, with interviews of writers and artists from Italy and also around the globe.

89th Street and Columbus Ave. in The 80'sThe area SEN-One Grew up

George Morillo aka "SEN ONE", wanted poster issued 1982.

George Morillo aka "SEN ONE" (white jacket) in the classic "Planet Rock" video 1981.

"IBM" crew; "SHOOT", Edgar aka "PEL-One" (RIP), "SEN", "POZE", "ECO", "POKE", WEST,LONE, and "NEL". 125th Street, number 1 line 1984 NYC.