Capital STEEZ

Released: December 23, 2017

Songwriter: Capital STEEZ

The lyrics will be completed upon the release of "King Capital". Stay tuned

[Verse: Capital STEEZ]
Based down, 8th loud with amazing sounds
Peep the last joint I told you I'm gone make them proud
Tell them other cats we got a hurricane in town
Thought Hip-Hop was dead, now we breaking grounds
Zombies where my heart beats march free
? now we don't raise harm, we raise arms calmly
And sound waves like tsunamis
Sure hits, fuck Billboard hits
I don't need to go Diamond to spit raw shit
I don't need blood diamonds to feel more rich
Just for kicks, if you shining I'll steal your kicks
So who gonna stop us if poverty can't
Then gives us time [?]
Or at least recognize me as a quality man
I got drive, niggas couldn't walk a mile in these Vans
Wordplay needed first aid
So good with the verbs it was almost seamless
Realized I was a genius
And stopped giving a fuck 'bout my third grade teacher
They said I lack the pedigree
But degree of penmanship I'm shitting on the industry
So homie what you telling me
It's power to the trinity and death to the industry

Born and raised in Brooklyn, Capital STEEZ (real name Courtney Everald Dewar Jr.) was a member of a little known rap group called The 3rd Kind, along with Jakk the Rhymer, early in his rap career. In 2011, he and Powers Pleasant formed the Pro Era crew, with STEEZ rapidly emerging as one of its most prominent members. He was also the one that introduced one of his partners in rhyme, Joey Bada$$, to MF DOOM’s music in high school.

The number ‘47’ is a symbol that is omnipresent throughout STEEZ’s work and that of Pro Era; as per a Fader Magazine article, he felt it was a perfect expression of balance in the world, representing the tension between the fourth chakra—the heart—and the seventh—the brain.

STEEZ passed away on December 24, 2012, at the age of 19 from an apparent suicide, but his soul lives on through his powerful music.

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