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Hip-Hop/Neo-Soul/R&BRecording Artist Intellect aka ~Lect, Michael Dowd, is not only aningenious songwriter and singer, he's a “think outside of the box”entrepreneur who has quickly become successful in the competitivefields of both modeling and music.
Intelligent, classy, andeloquently spoken, remains true to the essence of HipHop. Intellecthas a fierce loyalty to hip-hop and consistently delivers rawunabated energy in every track he conceives. Most recently, his upcoming single “Ready to Go” has received a rave review from Brooksley Media. Intellect was born in Pensacola, FL on October 14th. Intellect has never been one to settle for anything less than exactly what it is he wants. Always referring to and living by the quote ofone of his idols, Muhammad Ali, “I am the greatest, I said that before I knew I was” shows the will, drive, and passion he has for his music.

His music is about more than today's talk of girls, clothes, etc. It goesback to the roots of what being an M.C. means. You know smooth,melodic, intellectual music speaking on life, his love for music andeverything in between..."Real" hip-hop. Intellect is presently located in the Tampa Bay, FL area, where he works with Engineer Travis Hearns at RedRoom Recording Studio. There he has found a phenomenal location to record his music. There he released his debut mixtape “Life Without Music Would ‘B‘ Flat”, hostedby DJ CFC and sponsored on Datpiff which was later picked up and sponsored by TweetMySongas a featured mixtape.

Intellect has also done model work for SG Models and Talent (proofs from lastshoot below), a member of SG Management and Associates. Two recentstylists he modeled for was Beau Brummel, a high-end European men’sstore in Soho NYC and ARI, a sophisticated, Italian, high-endanti-establishment clothing designer also in New York, NY. He is alsoan affiliate of PrimeTime Promotions and officially sponsored by HNS Magazine as their featured artist and model of the year (www.hnsmag.net) Intellect intends to release his second mixtape titled “HipHop Is”later this year. It is a creative and intriguing look at ~Lect's personal view of the state of Hiphop and his place in it.Soon after, he plans to release his debut album titled “Listen.” Be sure to catch his exclusive interview in Blockz Magazine Summer Edition (www.blockzmagazine.com).
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