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Capital STEEZ is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Dyme-A-Duzin, Knxwledge and J. Rawls. Those roots explain a lot about how Capital STEEZ arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Joey Bada$$, Kirk Knight, The Underachievers, Flatbush ZOMBiES and Ab-Soul, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cordae, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Capital STEEZ, reaching back through Dyme-A-Duzin and forward to Cordae. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Courtney Everald Dewar Jr., was an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He was a founder of the Brooklyn-based rap collective Pro Era, along with childhood friend Joey Bada$$. Capital Steez was also a co-founder of the Beast Coast movement, which consists of three main groups based in Flatbush: Pro Era, Flatbush Zombies, and The Underachievers. Capital Steez committed suicide on December 23, 2012, jumping from the roof of the Cinematic Music Group headquarters aged 19. Both Pro Era and Beast Coast went on to gain international success in the years following his death.
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Capital STEEZ connections
Capital STEEZ grew out of Dyme-A-Duzin, Knxwledge and J. Rawls, shares an orbit with Joey Bada$$, Kirk Knight, The Underachievers and Flatbush ZOMBiES, went on to shape Cordae. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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