Capital Steez
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Capital STEEZ in 2011
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| Birth name | Courtney Jamal Dewar, Jr. |
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| Born |
July 7, 1993 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Origin | Flatbush, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 23, 2012 (aged 19) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2009–2012 |
| Labels | Cinematic |
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Courtney Jamal Dewar, Jr. (July 7, 1993 – December 23, 2012), better known by his stage name Capital Steez (stylized as Capital STEEZ), was an American hip hop artist from Brooklyn, New York. He was the co-founder of the Brooklyn-based rap collective Pro Era, along with longtime friend and record producer Powers Pleasant. Steez's spiritual outlook included elements of Egyptian mysticism, numerology, astral projection and the Indian chakra system. He considered himself one of the Indigo children and allegedly believed he was a being of a higher dimension.
Capital STEEZ was also the founder of the Beast Coast movement, which consists of three main groups based in Flatbush: Pro Era, Flatbush Zombies, and The Underachievers.
Courtney Jamal Dewar, Jr. was born in New York City to Jamaican parents. His father died when he was three years old. He began rapping in 2009, then known as Jay STEEZ, with his friend Jakk the Rhymer. Together, they formed a group called The 3rd Kind. Their first mixtape was titled The Yellow Tape, which included tracks that sampled the popular British virtual band Gorillaz and the final speech from Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator. In the spring of 2011, while still a student at Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, New York, Capital STEEZ and record producer, Powers Pleasant, formed Pro Era on their way home from a performance STEEZ had at a local Brooklyn cafe, which a number of friends including Joey Bada$$ and Dirty Sanchez also attended to show support.
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