[1] Kaliphz were formed in Rochdale (a working class town in Greater Manchester) by the British Asians 2-Phaan and Jabba da Hype.
Mush and Jabba also began to do rap based politically charged spoken word performances under the name Nu Konshus Kaliphz.
They were joined by Poet Saquib who managed the band for a short while, Chok the Phunky Polak, DJ XL, Sniffa Dog NAD and Sefton to form the first line up of what became the Kaliphz.
The album, Seven Deadly Sins (Payday/FFRR, 1995) featured a strong political and anti-racist stance, and received moderate critical acclaim, but London Records were not satisfied with its sales.
The group appeared on the UK Singles Chart with (as Kaliphz) "Walk Like a Champion" (Payday/FFRR, 1995) featuring boxer Prince Naseem Hamed, and (as Kaleef) "Golden Brown" (Jive, 1997) - a re-working of the Stranglers song about drug use.