Capital Steez

Jamal Dewar (July 7, 1993 – December 24, 2012), better known by his stage name Capital STEEZ, was an American hip hop recording artist from Brooklyn, New York City, New York. He is best known for being one of the founders of the Brooklyn-based hip hop collective Pro Era, along with fellow up-and-coming rapper and friend Joey Badass.

Early Life and The 3rd Kind
Capital STEEZ began rapping in 2009 (known then as Jay Steez) with his Friend Jakk The Rhymer toghether they created the Group The 3rd Kind and managed to release their first mixtape called "The Yellow Tape", but things really took off for the gifted lyricist  when he guested on Bada$$'s "Survival Tactics." STEEZ raps with vim and precision on the track. The song became an underground anthem and STEEZ took off.

Pro Era
Steez was one of the founders of hip hop collective Pro era along with Joey Badass,Cj Fly,Powers Pleasant He made a name for himself with his verse and the video for “Survival Tactics” alongside Joey on the latter’s 1999 mixtape, and played a big role on the Peep: The aPROcalypse group mixtape that came out in late December 2012. One of the most prolific members of the P.E. He was also the group’s spiritual leader, introducing many members to the concepts of the body’s chakras and the opening of the “third eye,” both of which crop up repeatedly throughout Pro Era’s rhymes

AmeriKKKan Korruption/Reloaded
Stezz Released his first mixtape "AmeriKKKan Corruption" in 2011 with 14 tracks, later in 2012 a Realoaded version with 7 extra new tracks was also released, The tape now runs 21 tracks in length and features plenty of his Pro.Era teammates in Joey Bada$$, CJ Fly, and Chuck Strangers. STEEZ tells his story in ways that are both abstract and personal, letting his keen observations ooze through over beats from usual suspects like Madlib, MF DOOM, DJ Premier..

Death
Dewar died on December 24, 2012 of an alleged suicide.

King Capital
In late April 2013, Joey Bada$$ took to Twitter to announce that a new Capital STEEZ mixtape was on the way this summer. As promised, Joey Bada$$ releases "King Steelo" from Capital STEEZ's upcoming posthumous mixtape entitled, King Capital. The Entreproducers get behind the boards on the first release.

Discography

 * The Yellow Tape  (with The 3rd Kind) (2010)
 * The Secc$ Tap.e  (with Pro Era) (2011)
 * AmeriKKKan Korruption (2011)
 * AmeriKKKan Korruption Reloaded (2012)
 * Peep The Aprocalypse  (with Pro Era) (2012)
 * King Capital (TBA)