Capital STEEZ

Proud to announce the 1st annual "STEEZ DAY FESTIVAL" this July in NYC. Get your tix now before it's too late. We're gonna have a great time in honor of the life of my brother Capital STEEZ. #LongLiveSTEELO #BEASTCOAST #PROERA #47SHIFT A photo posted by Official Joey Bada$$ Page (@jozifbadmon) on May 6, 2015 at 10:00am PDT Capital STEEZ, one of the founding members of Pro Era, tragical

Today marks the anniversary of the tragic passing of beloved Pro Era member, Capital Steez.

Coming Of Age The past two years have been a roller coaster ride for Joey Bada$$. Now with his debut LP finally on the way, the Brooklyn MC plans to take his Pro Era movement to the next level. Words Dan Rys Images Jason Goodrich Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the October/November 2014 issue of XXL Magazine. A...

In 2012, Pro Era lost a vital member of their team when Capital Steez passed away. Co-Founder of Pro ERA, Joey Bada$$, had a tough time dealing with the passing and recently reflected on losing the man he once considered his "brother" with Myspace's Joey Bada$$ x Five Minutes To The Stage...

Today marks the one year anniversary of the death of Pro Era member Capital STEEZ. In honor of their late rhyme partner, Pro Era releases a visual for the STEEZ track, "47 Piiirates" featuring Dirty Sanchez. This is reportedly one of Steelo's last recorded videos and is made up of lost footage...

Yesterday, was the anniversary of the release of Pro Era's group project, PEEP: The aPROcalypse which dropped only a week before PE member Capital STEEZ took his own life. To commemorate the talents of their late brother, Pro Era has released footage of Steelo putting down his verse for the track "Vinyls...

Pro Era Family Tree: Meet The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Crew

Yes, we know. Jay-Z over everything and J. Cole is the new God. We know, we know. What we also know is that you've most likely been listening to a very limited number of songs in these past few weeks, so we've taken it upon ourselves as curators of this hip-hop culture to make sure you're not missing out on the new tunes you might've overlooked in your hunt for the Yeezy Red Octobers MCHG... Read

Yesterday would have marked the 20th birthday of Pro Era MC and "Survival Tactics" rapper Capital STEEZ, who died tragically last December in an apparent suicide. Since his death, Joey Bada$$ and his P.E. conglomerate have been steadily growing in stature, but haven't forgotten their fallen comrade, and to commemorate his birthday they dropped this new track off an upcoming posthumous re

Certainly a bitter sweet moment for the hip-hop community as SMTH releases the last song recorded by Pro Era rapper Capital STEEZ before his untimely death on Dec. 23, 2012. Recorded just five days before the 19 year old took his life, a frustrated STEEZ appears on “Last Straw” making apparent the woes that badgered him during his final days. A track...

Early this morning, unfortunate news broke that Philly rapper Meek Mill's affiliate Lil Snupe was murdered. While details about the killing have been scant, several artists including DJ Khaled and Turk have expressed their condolences to Snupe's family in this time of turmoil...

This week saw new video releases from veteran lyricists and highly anticipated up-and-comers. De La Soul gives its take on the state of hip-hop, while Talib Kweli channels his inner Fritz The Cat. At the same time, Vic Mensa brings back Kenan & Kel, and The Dopplegangaz takes a visually arresting sabbatical on the country side. ...