Pro Era’s Capital STEEZ Dead At 19

Upstart Brooklyn rhyme crew Pro Era was hit with the tragic news that group member Capital STEEZ (real name Jamal Dewar) died today.  STEEZ’s friend and rhyme partner Joey Bada$$ tweeted the news to his friends and followers.

“This unfortunate xmas eve.. Lost a best friend, a brother, a pro, a partner,” Bada$$ wrote on his Twitter page. “Letting go is never easy. May ur soul rest in peace Jamal.”

https://twitter.com/joeyBADASS_/status/283178829554532352

https://twitter.com/joeyBADASS_/status/283190117055746048

This year Capital STEEZ had released a solo mixtape, AmeriKKKan Koruption and appeared on Joey Bada$$’s critically-acclaimed 1999 mixtape. The group just released a mixtape, PEEP: The Aprocalypse, a few days ago featuring STEEZ as well.

STEEZ’s final cryptic tweet, “The End,” has lead many to believe that he took his own life:

https://twitter.com/CapitalSTEEZ_/status/283074491498770432

Watch the video to STEEZ’s “Free The Robots” and “Survival Tactics”  with Joey Bada$$ below:

More on this as it develops.  Props to MTV and HipHopWired.