CALI VISUAL BLOG

Anthony “The Bonafide Scribe” Griffith was born April 26, 1989 in the Bay Area. It was clear from a very young age that he had a passion for writing especially Poetry. At 14, he discovered Tupac Shakur’s The Rose That Grew From Concrete and from that point kept a notebook to scribble down his poetry. He often wrote poetry as way to vent his emotions through a creative outlet. As an extraordinary basketball player and an exceptional student, his talent for poetry was often overshadowed and nearly forgotten. In secret, Anthony developed a unique blend of conceptual rhymes and ballistic delivery that caught many listeners off guard. He expanded his abilities for rhyming by practicing freestyles whenever he could find time to himself. In High School, he transformed from the soft spoken silent type into a full blown spoken word artist who captivated audiences with imagery and masterful metaphors. He founded the first spoken word poetry club at St. Joseph Notre Dame High School with the fellow poets Yshmael Espinosa, Gabriel Silvers and Katelyn Lucus. Anthony’s love for Poetry was fueled in this competitive cultivating environment. Whenever he had free time, Anthony read the dictionary to expand his talents. He wrote vigorously in the same composition notebook until long after he graduated in 2008. In this time, he was set on finally performing in a SLAM competition. With new material and constant efforts of Katelyn Lucas, the virtually unknown artist stepped into the Grand Lake Coffee House for the Golden State Slams One Year Anniversary and walked out in 1st place. Since 2010, Anthony has been studying and honing his craft in preparation for more chances to paint the world in a different light. The name “Bonafide Scribe” is taken from the nickname his poetry club gave to themselves which means genuine writer.

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