Courtney Everald "Jamal" Dewar Jr. (July 7, 1993 – December 24, 2012), better known by his
stage name Capital Steez (stylized as
Capital STEEZ), was an
American rapper from
Flatbush, Brooklyn,
New York. He was the founder of the Brooklyn-based rap collective,
Pro Era, along with longtime friends and fellow rappers
Joey Badass, CJ Fly, and producer/DJ, Powers Pleasant. STEEZ was known for his unique spiritual outlook from elements of Egyptian mysticism and numerology. He considered himself an indigo child and allegedly believed he was a being of a higher dimension.