Powers Pleasant
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Members of Pro Era pictured in 2015
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Website | www |
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| Pro Era Records | |
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| Parent company | Cinematic |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder | Pro Era |
| Distributor(s) | RED |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York |
| Official website | theproera |
Pro Era (short for Progressive Era) is an American hip hop collective group from Brooklyn, New York. The group is a collective of rappers and record producers that includes east coast rappers Joey Bada$$, CJ Fly, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, Aaron Rose, Dessy Hinds, Dirty Sanchez, Rokamouth, J.A.B. and Jakk the Rhymer, along with producers Chuck Strangers and Powers Pleasant. The collective was formed in 2011 by Capital STEEZ and Powers Pleasant, with Joey Bada$$ and CJ Fly among its founding members.
Capital STEEZ, then known as Jay STEEZ, had started recording music around 2008. During those times STEEZ was also a part of a rap duo called The 3rd Kind along with childhood friend, Jakk the Rhymer. The 3rd Kind released their only mixtape, The Yellow Tape, in 2009.
In the spring of 2011, while still a student at Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, New York, Capital STEEZ had a performance at a cafe in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, with friends including Powers Pleasant, Joey Bada$$ and Dirty Sanchez also in attendance to show him support. On their way home from the performance, he and Powers Pleasant came up with the idea of forming a hip hop collective, which they named "Progressive Era", or "Pro Era" for short. In addition to the two co-founders, Joey Bada$$ and CJ Fly were brought into the group as founding members.
The Pro Era collective signed with the Cinematic Music Group label in 2012, shortly after Jonny Shipes became the manager of Joey Bada$$. On February 14, 2012, Pro Era released their debut mixtape entitled The Secc$ Tap.e.
The release of the AmeriKKKan Korruption (Capital STEEZ) and 1999 (Joey Badass) mixtapes increased the group's popularity in the underground scene. 1999 was listed among "Best Mixtapes of 2012" by multiple publications.Capital STEEZ was on the list of "Rappers to Watch For in 2013" curated by website HipHopDX.
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