Intalek

about

Hailing out of Virginia Beach, VA, Intalek reigns supreme. With the support of the 7 cities, Intalek has nabbed opening acts for Skillz, U-N-I, Tanya Morgan, MIMS, Kooley High, Actual Proof, and, most notably, the Wu-Tang Clan, traveling and performing at universities and colleges along the east coast and spreading his brand of hip hop internationally through his critical album "Lives and Vibes". If Virginia is looking for difference in music, it exists here in a 24-year-old hip-hop seeker named Intalek (pron. "intellect"). In the huge melting pot of Hampton Roads sounds (like the bouncy, space-infused vision of N.E.R.D or the more brash, street lyrics of hometown hero Quan), Intalek stands amongst the slightly altered, slightly indifferent genre that blends them all. A breed of uncommon and out-of-the-box dwellers, he credits the likings of the golden age hip-hop '90s as his musical influences, although he touches base with the present worldly. Taking in his military moves (father is a retiree from the Navy), his mother's love for "good music," his life in different cities as well as overseas, the streets of Philadelphia and Virginia, readings of poems and books, movies, past experiences, and his meetings with people of all creeds and colors, Intalek has created a retrospect and vision in and through his lyrics only he sometimes understands. He has an uncanny swagger and knack for "letting music write itself" that can be heard in his delivery and his strength in wordplay ov