Courtney Everald “Jamal” Dewar Jr. (July 7, 1993 – December 23, 2012), performing under the name Capital STEEZ, was a rapper born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Mostly known for co-founding and being a prominent member of the Brooklyn rap collective Pro Era, STEEZ’s lyrics were focused on topics such as the social injustices of the “AmeriKKKan” system as well as metaphysics and spirituality. He was known to have an infatuation with the number 47, which Pro Era used as an early logo of theirs.

In 2009-10, before the existence of Pro Era, STEEZ had created a duo called The 3rd Kind along with his childhood friend Jakk the Rhymer. They released one mixtape together, The Yellow Tape, in 2010 before deciding to part ways.

In 2011, STEEZ and his classmate Powers Pleasant formed the Pro Era collective out of students from Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, with STEEZ rapidly emerging as one of its most prominent members. Pro Era released their debut project, The Secc$ TaP.E., in February 2012. STEEZ followed up with his debut solo mixtape, Amerikkkan Korruption, on April 7, 2014. In October, STEEZ released Amerikkkan Korruption: Reloaded, an expanded version of the mixtape with seven extra tracks.

Pro Era released their second group project, PEEP the aPROcalypse, on December 21, 2012. Three days after the release of PEEP, on December 23, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. STEEZ tweeted “The end.” He was found dead the following day outside the Cinematic Music Group building at age 19. It is more than likely STEEZ committed suicide by jumping off the rooftop of the building. However, there is still much mystery and speculation surrounding his death, as there was no official police report.

A posthumous album, King Capital, was slated to be released in 2017. However, as of 2025, the album has not been released due to issues between Pro Era and STEEZ’s family.

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 chakra, the mind.