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"Bridget Gray, an actress and dancer, springs onto a circular stage, which
sits in the middle of the audience like a boxing ring. She launches into a
poem about hip-hop music's degrading portrayals of woman...Poets are
unoffically rated... clusters of the audience springing out of their seats
shouting, fists raised in the air, for the ultimate. Gray got the fists and
shouts."
-LOS ANGELES TIMES
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"Spoken-word artists open the night, and the only one to leave an
impression was model tall and sassy Bridget Gray, whose delivery was like
spoken-word meets comedy."
-THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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"I had the pleasure of meeting Bridget in March at a recent taping of Def
Poetry in New York City. From the moment she stepped on stage, she became
the teacher and we were her students. Hailed as one of the most refreshing and inspiring spoken word artists to grace the mic in years, Bridget speaks candidly about the tough issues that others are afraid to touch. Bridget's honest and thought-provoking work has touched and inspired audiences across the country. She has become a voice for women (young and old) who can't speak for themselves. So sit back and take notes ladies because this sister's on a mission to bring the heat and she's got something important to say."
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"First up to slam was Bridget Gray, who was one of the most gifted artists
to grace the stage. Every performance she gave (3 times through-out the
night) was followed by a well-deserved standing ovation...one of the most powerful poets of the night."
-HIGHLANDER RADAR
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In an interview between Jon Cropper (senior manager for youth and urban
communications at Nissan) and Brandweek magazine...
"JC: ...a woman travelling around the country interviewing people is, in a
sense an unfolding story. We wanted to do something enigmatic, because in
relationship-building, even at the human level, there's an appeal to
mystery."
BW: "Who is she?"
JC: "We went through an extremely exhausting process. We interviewed over
300 canidates for this opportunity. The primary criteria were that we
wanted someone at the core who would be inspirational, with a positive
outlook, and someone extremely skilled in language-its use and
manipulation. In other words a poet, an artist. She [Bridget Gray] has
performed as part of Russell Simmons' Def Poetry..."
-BRANDWEEK Magazine
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"... Mos'[Def] last lines are "I love you.. I love you.." He fades away as
the chords close the song strong. Bridget Gray's voice comes in [and]
Bridget's "Letter to Hip-Hop" seamlessly blends in the mix. Scott Silva of
KCRW reads our minds. Check the sounds of the times. Hear the
future...Minutes later [Scott] comments that Bridget's poem gets more calls
than anything else he plays and he plays some cutting edge ish..."
-UNDERGROUND.NET
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"I played My Letter To Hip Hop on Connections last night and it received the typical critical acclaim, the phone lines lit up...Brace yourself for fame."
-SCOTT SILVA (D.J. 89.9 KCRW)
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"Your words are like hymns in truth churches that I bob my head to..."
-STACY TOLBERT (D.J. 88.3 KSDS)
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"Bridget Gray's CD is selling like homemade Peach Cobbler with Vanilla Ice cream...get a copy"
-OUTSIDE THE LINES, POETRY AND JAZZ NEWSLETTER
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"Bridget Gray stepped up in the most amazing coat I have ever seen. A hand knitted coat of many colors and the way the light strung beads across her shoulders. Well, I don't know how I'd missed it before but I hadn't noticed how delicate, how exquisite, how regal her cheekbones. It was appropriate for her to start with her signature piece "Shades of Gray." The last time I'd heard this piece it was during a slam and it packed a punch. She was beautiful and sassy and I know that I for one wanted to be her and definitely wished that I'd written it. But that's part of what is so unique about her, her pieces could never be mistake for anyone else's. Last night her edge was different. In this intimate setting, she exposed to us a side of Women that is in essence in all of us: The part that we as Women are forever trying to hide. She simply spread her colors out on the floor in front of us: so brave and open. She was everything that I admire about that certain type of Woman, her. She was everything...EVERYTHING, but gray.
She got a standing ovation...[This]woman stepped up beautiful and stayed beautiful, no I take that back...got more beautiful."
-BEVERLY HILLS OUTLOOK
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"The idea is that people are more intrested in content than advertising,"
said True creative director Christopher Davis, another MTV expatriate.
Davis further defined the target as "cultural creators" and
"influencers"... The emcee [Bridget Gray]...will be given a stage name
[Sypher1] for her tour, is "tough," Davis said. "She's righteous, and she
has been through a lot of things. She's not stupid, not a sucker. She's
also warm, friendly and softspoken...I'm just more intrested in how we
magnify the story of a person, a real person, instead of a fairy tale."
-ADWEEK Magazine
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RANKED #4 IN TOP 10 NON-TRADITIONAL CAMPAIGNS
"Poet Sypher1 [Bridget Gray] as the voice of Moyo ("one heart" in Swahili)
touring 10 cities in a custom Altima. The Poetess interviewed people about
the sedan, videos of the interviews were posted on Nissan's website and
used in [66 national] radio ads."
-ADVERTISING AGE MAGAZINE
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"Shades of Gray" is now enjoying underground success, so much so that her
smooth beats and thought provoking lyrics can be heard over the airwaves
via popular hip hop station 100.3 The Beat and R&B station 102.3 KJLH."
-LOS ANGELES SENTINEL
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"...poet Bridget Gray, an outspoken woman whose acting chops have landed
her TV work on series such as "The Hughleys" and videos including one as
Madonna's sidekick in her "Music" video...In her poetry, she touches on
issues of woman's rights, as well as questions of race, love, abuse, life
and heatbreak. The gamut..."
-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LIVE, PRESS TELEGRAM
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"Bridget Gray is a total inspiration to me her focus and craft takes spoken word to the next level. Her confidence is very appropriate and contagious."
- BessKepp, HOST OF MIC AND DIM LIGHTS
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"Bridget’s ethereal voice lures the listener in...Garth Trinidad has also been playing her work on his show "Chocolate City" Bridget embodies the duality of a woman strong and sexy...
poets smile basking in the music...
Slim joyfully freestyles,
'It's SHADES OF GRAY on your FM dial
Buck whylin' while in a state of shock
writin' Letters to Hip Hop
crazysexycool has a new name--
go bridget...u got mad game.'"
-UNDERGROUND.NET
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"Listened to your CD...I was mesmerized..it was evocative, visceral...hypnotic to listen to, yet thought provoking. I was transported."
-NOREEN SZELUGA, MY FAVORITE AUNTIE
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