Capital STEEZ

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Joey BadA$$ and Capital STEEZ, along with Powers Pleasant, were considered the vanguard of the sprawling Pro Era collective, comprised of several teenage wunderkinds that placed their stamp in underground Hip-Hop circles. Nyck Caution, a member of Pro Era, shared a snippet of a track recorded by Joey BadA$$ and Capital STEEZ on his Instagram page, showing just how far ahead they were as lyricists even at their relatively young ages.
Nyck Caution shared a track with a presumed working title of “gwood.mp3” that featured himself, Joey BadA$$, and Capital STEEZ going back and forth over a mid-tempo beat while rapping in a style that was certainly inspired by an earlier time in Hip-Hop.

“[W]as going through old music remembering disguise the limit and Found this old gem circa 2010 with Joey and Steez lmao wanted y’all to peep,” Caution wrote in the caption of the post.
Capital STEEZ passed away on December 23, 2012, after jumping off the roof of a Manhattan building. He was just 19. Joey BadA$$ has honored his colleague and friend several times in his music and has carried the torch along with other members of Pro Era and the larger Beast Coast collective that includes The Underachievers duo and the Flatbush Zombies trio.
Check out the track below.

[h/t Hip Hop DX]
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