I appreciate this one man, I really believe steez could’ve been one of the best rn if he was still alive, his story is so fascinating too, so thank you
In my late teens I was beginning to realize how dark the world is and that made me depressed and extremely pessimistic. Keep pushing bros, you will figure out how to bring good into the world.
Thank you bro. I’m 20 right now and since 18 and covid started it feels like my whole perspective changed towards pessimism. However, over the last few months I’ve felt myself re-emerge. People need to understand that periods of depression and pessimism can last long AF... so long you think it’s never going to end.. but it does, especially if you are actively trying to fix it.
Yeah but u know why kids like STEEZ and Thousands/millions not here? Because they wanted to do something about it and they was going for it. Joey badass now saying he was trying to take it slow, Like this is not something u chose, steez Seen a crack in the curtains and he was feeling to keep opening it more and more and more, Back then Joey would hear Steve's say some shxt and he be be like what the fuck👀 The adults in charge of promoting them Made sure To leave out steez if they could because They knew where steez mind And intentions were, Joey became aware with time of what steez was pushing with time, But he didn't choose to take a slow like hes saying now, You know capital steez and a lot of people didn't have The Choice they realized this shit bugs you out because no one is talking about it especially when you tell people and they look at u as crazy or tell u shut up it's like it push you to even go deeper it's not a choice, It only becomes a choice once you fully understand then it becomes a choice but when something is brand new you still want to keep going down the rabbit hole and fully understand, now a lot of people don't like it but people like capital steez, they was very curious and brave and they wanted to see the unseen and you know
Through the grace of God we all can be forgiven. That's why every morning I wake up & thank God for everything I have & been through. All of those things shaped me into a solid man with morals, structure & ambitions. I always say what energy you put out into the world is what will come back to you, and that's sincerely true! 💯
I always thought that if Steez was still alive today he would be up there with Kendrick and J. Cole. He was so young and already so good. Its such a shame what happened. RIP Steez
I hate to say it but as I've traveled around the country, I've met a lot of folks like Steez. Brilliant talents with unbelievable inner beauty. So many of them end up on the street or dead. Some of them make it, most of them don't. Steez could have ended up embroiled in conspiracy and stuck in limbo or he could have reached the brilliance of the best rappers. We'll never know, but talent exists in a different category then success and that fact has a lot of significance in our loss of this undeniably genius artist.
He was on another level of genius mind almost like a prophet. STEEZ wouldn't have been on the same level as J Cole, Lamar. He WAS already on that level. He would be past them.
@@jessesharpe9740 Eye can completely see this bro. I feel as though people with true knowledge are purposefully never given a chance of the main stage..the industry know how dangerous we are if we create a spiritual shift..the shift is coming tho. Free yo energy big man. love ❤️
I've been a fan of steez for a while now and I've tried looking deeper into around the 2012 time but never found a lot about him. I don't know how you found a lot of this information but it's good to finally know
R.I.P STEEZ ㄣ⃒ I still remember the first time I heard him on Survival Tactics, it was just 2 dope lyricists with so much energy. I’m only 18, I discovered STEEZ in 10th grade, so in like 2019, I remember just being so interested and felt extremely shocked to find out he’d been dead since 2012, but that didn’t stop me from going and hearing his discography. I just wish he’d waited a bit longer, he was ahead of his time and would’ve had so many fans rn. What makes it worse is that MF DOOM is gone now too, one of Steelo’s biggest inspirations. I know they’re up there cookin up classics but it really sucks to know that you can’t ever meet some of your biggest idols.
This death broke my heart. I was in 7th grade when he died. Me and the homies would rap survival tactics in the hallways everyday. Steez put me on a great path with learning more about myself and the world we live in. He taught me how to look into things for myself and learn what my truth is. I even grew my hair out to try to get the free forms. One of the greatest minds to walk the earth. With the power to influence a nation. Glad to say I was 1 of those 15,000 who downloaded AK. Jay Steez will forever be one of my favorite rappers. 47 4L.
Damn it's hard to believe it's almost been a decade. Without a doubt one of the most tragic losses of that era. Hurts even worse when you realize he easily could have found his success today with the ways the industry has changed. RIP King Steelo, gone but never forgotten.
succes is a vert subjective, word, in this modern fandom idolising age, all these suburban nihilistic whyte teens think being worshipped by y'all is the highest thing achievable... Many sees succes as something entirely different. People have lost their soul, and dont even know what it is anymore. Damn.. 'success' so much is overused these days into complete meaninglessness.
@@Stoney-Jacksman allow me to elucidate then. I mean financial and career success. I'm not saying he wasn't successful in his life, just that the ways the internet has changed how we interact with music (and the artists that make it) could have taken his devoted cult following to another level. Fuck a hero. I want fulfilled artists.
@@PlatinumHustle Baphomet is an occult symbol that represents growth and transformation. Please take your bible thumper nonsense to someone who cares. 😚
You forgot to mention his father passing and also his rap partner in the group he was in before also passed...that’s a BIG part of why he ended up feeling the way he felt he mentioned that in multiple songs....decent video thought
There was no way the industry was going to let Steez in, despite his talent. He was too independent and difficult to control. Especially considering the rap industry is controlled by people who wouldn’t forgive him for his 47 symbol
The fact more people haven’t watched this video goes to show how truly underrated this man was. For anyone who is struggling, the world will not fail you, just have faith. I love you.
The news of his passing is still shocking. He was a talented artist, ahead of his time, I could see him being apart of the new scene with earl, wiki, miike,navy etc. if he was here. RIP bro.
Thx for showing the different worlds, the one Steez wanted and the other side. Ppl don’t get to understand that point often . Joey was marketable , Steez wasn’t because of how much he was willing to say , which was what the mainstream stuff hates.
The industry is controlled by freemasons who guard the secrets aka black gate keepers and their jewish cohorts. steez mistake was trying to be signed in the first place.
Beautiful documentary, i think you really got a lot of his mindset and feelings that only few have understood. Most people don’t get the full picture of him as a kind of philosopher as well as a man enslaved to his own mind... Steez was really, and honestly way too ahead of his time and definitely got lost in having the more modern understanding of the world at such a young age. Appreciate this bro always keep that balance.
I was just a kid myself when I discovered STEEZ and Joey at the end of November 2012. Then he passed. I was 14 at the time. Now I’m 24 about to be 25 and I think a lot about my childhood, influence, old fiends and drugs I was doing at a young age, And I also think about how STEEZ was just a kid himself but the thing he was saying in his raps was shit I didn’t even think about. The mind is a truly a complicated thing we all go through especially as children and young adults. I just wish he stuck around a little longer and maybe lay off the drugs a little bit, I personally think that played a part cause they were experimenting. He would’ve most likely been the next DOOM if he was still here but maybe the pressure from the music industry got to him. I miss the dude like a long lost friend and revisit AK47 every year. May he rest in power and found his peace where he went
Imagine being so woke so young and so early in hip hop around 2012 drill and chief keef were popping steez vision was ultimately swept under the rug and all his passion was basically written off as a waste this had tooo have a toll on him knowing no matter how dope he was the industry and mainstream fans wouldn’t digest his art the way it should I’m not condoning his suicide never I’m jus saying it had to be really tough on him personally I jus believe that many souls purpose on earth is bigger than there physical Kurt cobain steez xxxtentacion tupac nipsey they were more than jus rappers anyway rip steez #47
Im just imagining steez being alive during the initial soundcloud era, an all the things he could've done and the direction his music could've gone in. Its unimaginable.
This video helped me remember a lot of who i was. thank you. king capital was such an impactfull legacy for me when i started deep diving in hip hop in 2015. i remember studying so much spirituality to learn the true depths of his verses. he quite literally changed my life. in many ways. Thank you @ a burnt lightskin
I honestly feel blessed to be very close in age to them and to have seen it like that. like i was sophomore when survival tactics dropped. I remember peeping it because some hip hop blog shared it when it had like a couple hundred thousand views. It was so fucking dope, and Steez along with Joey, Earl, Tyler, Kendrick Absoul, Asap Rocky, KRIT, and more im sure im missing were the people i always went to whenever an old head was tryna hate on new hip hop from the time. Honestly after the bling era and the absolute reign of people like Ross, Wayne, 50 it felt like “real hip hop” was coming back into a more mainstream light. Pretty fucking cool
I remember waking up Christmas morning to news of steeze passing. Crazy man, mad talent. In the end Joey was 100% more marketable, I have friends who are on steeze’s methodology about deep spirituality and esoteric stuff and as a friend I can understand it and vibe with it but as a business? Hell no. It’s not palatable as a business. The spiritual rabbit holes get DEEp and honestly depressing. I wish Steeze would have got some help or spoke to a therapist. I can’t imagine how Joey feels, losing a friend is one thing but the narrative of it being your fault it’s crushing
im only now realizing he was 19 when he passed, tragic stuff. me and my homies would bump his stuff religiously in high school. even remember getting in trouble for having the 47 logo on all my sneakers at the time lol. rip steez
STEEZ was probably talking mad Pro Era shit on King Capital. That’s why it never came out. STEEZ said it was almost done in an interview. I believe him. All that other shit is lies and excuses.
I grew up in South Carolina, Steez put me on so much when I was just getting into pro era through other nyc based artists around 2012, I was so infatuated with nyc culture and the aesthetic Steez had was so captivating bc if you're from where I am you'd know we lack a variety of culture to say the least. He really put me onto spirituality and numerology at a very young age and to see things come full circle with how things are nowadays is wild. I recently got to visit Brooklyn a couple times this year and really walk the same streets they did, I visited the building in Manhattan and just smoked for about 4 hours, such a surreal feeling. Long Live Steelo, He's still out here man you just have to keep you eyes open and stay balanced.
steez lost his indenity when he realized rap wasnt about rap realized life was a lie real sad tho clearly a better writer mushrooms kill that ego way too much
I remember when the footage of him performing that song was released.. something eerie about it til this day Still can't believe they never released King Capital 🤦🏽♂️
Im kinda glad they didnt in a way. I guess i dont know much about it like how much of it was done, but after seeing the disgusting puppeteer “weekend at bernies” act they pulled with people like XXXTENTACION and Juice Wrld I’m a little relieved. Like not only did they stitch together and release X’s unfinished album Skins he had been working on before death, but they legit like took a bunch of fuckin random ass recordings and snippets and one off like hooks he had recorded accapella and all sorts of other shit to make “Bad Vibes Forever”. That was fucking nasty man. Im not even gonna lie man im 26 and i was a huge fan of X, regardless of “lyricism” or “real hip hop” whatever, his music emotionally touched me ina way i needed at the time and after he died and i heard Bad Vibes i fuckin cried. It was like i was listening to a message someone who died left for me, except someone actually just stiched together old random voicemails and clips of them talking to make it in order to trick me into giving them money and I know X wouldn’t have fucked with that AT ALL. I guess his mom was the ultimate deciding factor in all that, and she did it for money that will probably (hopefully) go to help raise his child and keep her sustained, so likely he wouldve wanted it to happen anyways. But, i know he wouldnt have fucked with that album or how it was created. It was fucking weird. Also, i hella doubt any of his family was hurting for money before BVF anyways
@@TheDamnWinner I definitely feel where you're coming from man. I'm 27 and a big fan of X and Juice Wrld, even though it was much earlier than when they passed I'm sure something similar would've happened with Steez. There's an old video of him saying King Capital was done and I'm sure there would have been hoops to jump through or beats/samples to clear I still would've liked to have heard it. Even if someone leaked it, I feel like the world needs to hear that.
@@tmacthaskydiver8310 yeah if it was done it might’ve been fine, like i said i never heard about how finished it was. I just dont want them to do what they did with X and Juice
@@12pope oh I feel like that's almost guaranteed. They were already using his lines while he was still with us, his passing probably only made it worse bro 🤦🏽♂️
I have a psychotic illness and during my first dive into madness I fell in love with pro era and their movement. It really guided me as a youth and capital steez was my favorite. It really pains me that he died I went to the first beastcoast tour and while it was great to see Steelo wasn't their because he had passed. Rip to a master MC
Everytime I re-explore this story, I can't help but to get really sad, not only because he died, but also because he's one of fav rappers and, as weird as it sounds, I see so many parallels between him and I. I feel so hurt by this loss, even though I didn't even know about him until like 2017. Jus RIP Steelo, you'll be miss, I wish you could see how much love and support you have now and how you really could've grown your career.
i didn’t know who steez really was until survivors guilt came out, i had heard him in songs and some of his solo stuff but never really clocked it was him. i’m 19 too and i feel like i’m in the same boat he is. he has quickly become one of my favourite people, rip king capital steez.
I remember the day it happened I was 20, me and my bro always bumped Capital Steeze, Pro Era, Joey and them all the time. It hit me so hard when it happened I had to sit in a room by myself and just smoke and listen to all his songs as my eyes filled up. I always was saying at the time he was so much deeper lyrically then the rest of them and his music just hit me in my soul. Sucks he didn't realise the impact he was actually having on people, he really could of been one of the greatest....he is one of the GOATs to me that's for sure.
I can remember living with my grandma when I was 18 around 2013 shortly after his death and I was writing to an instrumental on my laptop and the picture was steez with the supreme logo over his eyes. This was what I wrote: Call me cliche, but they call me the chosen one. It's a lonely throne when you're the only golden one, You're probably waitin for my hair to flare yellow, Seen death, I'm not impressed where the hells my halo? Jade green eyes, hide my past like the tide, True blue sky, horizon I'm on the rise, Good morning, sun through the shades, stretchin and yawnin feelin stuck in a daze, My callings, lost in the maze, I'm fallin, feelin stuck in my ways Yeah I know you, Don't bother introducing me, I see what you are from here, I see you translucently, People change, I ain't even who I used to be, Pray I stay the same, no regrets in my eulogy, I was born in the darkness, You adopted it, I'm riddick when I'm with it call me bringer of apocalypse, Soul stay tinted, This body's just a shell, A facade to hide the story that the dragon can't unveil, The scales from the beast, Breathe air out of hell, When my bones disappear with dust, then you tell tales, Soulstone opal but my outside emerald, Gem droppin since birth, Pages off the pinnacle, Lookin for my start, like the key in the ignition, Found it in these pages, On this road, I am driven, Rollin rockets, and I'm in the cockpit, Smokin comet, No accomplice, Chillin in the darkness, Off the top, Getting fogged in a parking lot bitch, Everything I spit is clean, Youre in the fucking garbage, Can't pronounce this, Sacred is the name, Sent back from whence you came, Retreat to the darkness, Flames doused out, When the king comes out, No, this the end of the drought, When the king comes out, Judgement day upon us, Sky open, bow down Get the crown from out the ground, Bring the wooden chalice, While the planet bounces around, On my opal studded pendent, My remembrance, Every word given you won't forget em cuz I meant it Good morning, sun through the shades, stretchin and yawnin feelin stuck in a daze, My callings, lost in the maze, I'm fallin, feelin stuck in my ways. x2
Long Live Steelo. I'll never forget him and the energy he poured into the craft. Thanks for taking the time to make this, I hope more people get to check out his music cause of this.
the whole thing sounds really shady / fishy, super talented "and I still haven't found my placement... cuz hip hop hasn't made a leap of faith yet.." that may be it right there. the depression knowing his level of talent and what he was trying to do and the hopeless feeling that it would never really be felt or amount to what he wanted to get out. like they just wanna listen to ignorant stuff, no one will support this, no one really cares, so let me be a memory.
Not here to make conspiracy theories just adding my two cents. Tripping on acid or shrooms while you are at a low frequency can be very problematic. Not saying he did for sure but as someone who has experienced both acid and shrooms, it’s important to be in a good mental state before doing so
Ayo at 2:26 that is actually Rokamouth, close friend to STEEZ. Not Powers Pleasant. Pow Pe also was more of a producer if I’m not mistaken … didn’t really flow
Steez was way ahead of his time. RIP to a lyrical legend. Edit: Maybe he wasn’t wrong. Ever heard the song or term “it’s the end of the world as we know it.” Well look at 2012 and 2022. The world we knew and love is long gone. The world was a much better place when he left.
Very great video! King CAPITAL STEEZ will forever be in my heart. He is one of the reasons why I see the word much more differently. I love him and what he stood for.
He passed away 12 days after my birthday, I will never forget hearing the news as a freshman in highschool. This manz music and message was so philosophically obscure and ambiguous. Whether he took his own life due to mental illnesses that were unchecked, or he was just a distressed man full of emotions, who believed every word he spoke about a shift n change in society. Either way, the world's gonna label you crazy. We love you Steez and we are grateful for the art you've given us🖤👽
Luke 4:9-12 Satan trying to deceive Jesus (God) “Then Satan brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ” And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ” We are not Gods, but instead children of the only God who Satan hates and wants to destroy. Simple as that. Seek Jesus and live!
Heard steez for the first time literally that December he left us, it was wild. I was in science class sophomore year when my boy that knew I listened to pro Era asked me if I heard about it, had to be 12/24/12. That was the first time I became a fan of somebody who died. To this day it still gets me. Especially the deeper you go into him, his lyrics,a d his lifestyle. He was thinkin the way a lot of us do now, but at 19. Poor guy. I always wonder, what did he see that was so unbearable that he couldn't be here? As long as the people that clicked on this video keep playin his music, he'll never die, always cherished, RIP Steelo
He was into the dark arts. In the thumbnail he is wearing the Baphomet. I also saw him in another documentary. He was a talented individual, but he shouldn’t have been delving in that life style.
YES THE 47 HERO. THE MOST EVIL HERO TO WALK THE EARTH. The Lord showed me a dream back in 2020. I was hanging out with jasper from OF and behind him was this gangster with the number 47 written all over his body. he wanted to kill me. When he went to kill me jasper pulled a gun on him and then he backed off. We sat down round a table. While sitting the 47 hero showed jasper a vision of what he wanted to do to me. Once jasper saw the vision His eyes turned completely black. Then i yelled "DONT LISTEN TO HIM HE IS LYING TO YOU". but he picked up a kitchen knife and lodged it in the side of my neck. And i woke up squirming and twitching. GOD says DO NOT TRUST THE DEVIL. Amen.
The world preys on the gifted and most young kings get their head chopped. i still cling to the belief steez had something about him i and most could not begin to comprehend. i have came to the conclusion the true path to enlightenment for me doesn’t involve psychedelics and esoteric means. Despite dropping most of those beliefs beyond modern science i still have confidence in believing steez was in tune with something more divine than a vast majority of others . Whatever that may be is beyond me but is something i respect on a profound level
Thanks for this video, can't believe it's been like a whole decade since his death. I remember when 1999 dropped and pro era got big. I was listening to them in college but I didn't know much about Steez or pro era in depth. That whole era when Pro Era was becoming well known was such a special time along with Odd future and so many unique rappers being found through blogs.
Damn it’s clear Steez is still living on through the impact he mad to us when we were all young. Man was a legend, he know his potential, and it’s must have been frustrating af to be put as 2nd fiddle when he knew what he genius was capable of. Long Live steelo, forever in our hearts.
I wouldn’t say steez is a better rapper than joey. If anything steez was a better lyricist than joey forsure, but joey was a lot more versatile than steez and always progressed with his music compared to steez, which is why joey was the frontman of pro era.
fair enough, I feel like STEEZ would have had more to say in his music tho even till now, Joey music may still be good but it’s not really scratching that same itch he was more interesting on his earlier stuff (2017 and before) imo
He was a great artist, and by all accounts a decent human being, BUT I want to talk about his "47" symbol... He was wrong and the fact that he stuck to this even after learning the historical connotations was alarming in itself. *Burnt Lightskin was wrong that jewish community found it offensive, JUST because it was "similar" to 'certain' symbol* This symbol is called "wolfsangel" and was the symbol of "Waffen-SS Division Das Reich"
the symbol in general was not originally tied to that certain group that I choose not to mention. it was a religious symbol of good luck and peace before that certain group stole it and committed unforgivable crimes while flying it
Public Assembly Unreleased Song Lyrics [Intro] I didn't even record this shit yet, like on some real shit. Don't tell me "I don't feel it" because I dont care because its real, you know. Like I had no other choice but to feel it [Verse 1: Capital STEEZ] I've been emancipated from mental slavery, that's word to my rastas Cell blocked mind so I got my head locked up My third eye chakra was blocked and the flash from the cops Made this indigo path that I follow, that's word to my father Watch when the Babylon pass Got a stash in my basketball pants Got enough fire to light up a whole camp I an I never thought to inspire a grown man PROgression is the basis with eleven different phases The faces of the Moon cause the Earth to start shaking They say it's our world for the taking and Imma win it all for my girl and my bacon Lately I've been thinking since it's dried up like raisins The system's like bud when we break it The slim foundation were undeveloped seeds in the middle That's why they really need an individual So I guess we're the biggest and we're setting up the villains for the rest of you niggas Deny? Nigga I'm the best don't forget it All it took was 13 steps and I did it [Hook: Capital STEEZ] And today I got a feeling that I’ve never felt And I don’t know what I don’t know what I don’t know what to say But today I got a feeling like none before And I guess I can’t, I guess I can’t, I guess I can’t explain [Verse 2: Capital STEEZ] I was born to be a step ahead shit, they got the system to assist them We got the system that turned us into Victims All my aunts was living with eight children and section 8 is still trying to evict them Said look at the world we’re here living in I’m too proud to say it ain’t law abiding citizens It’s cuz I’m black isn't it? Or the characteristics of your last statistic Bastards said I couldn’t define happiness and my master said I couldn’t pass as a pacifist I dealt with more pain than a masochist And I hold back tears like a hankerchief I said I wanna be a rap star Mom saw black cards and fast cars Fuck Ferraris, Bacardi and Parties I wanna change the world I'm Awfully sorry Time for me to be the next Bob Marley, Marcus Garvey or Mohandas Gandhi And follow MLK tips, JaKK riding shotty while we steer towards greatness And I still haven’t found my placement Cuz hip hop hasn't made a leap of faith yet [Hook: Capital STEEZ] And today I got a feeling that I’ve never felt And I don’t know what I don’t know what I don’t know what to say But today I got a feeling like none before And I guess I can’t, I guess I can’t, I guess I can’t explain
I feel like Steez would end up being bigger than joey now. It would've took time but definitely people would see how much better of an artist he was and start to appreciate his music more. Joey isn't really doing anything big anymore, hardly ever hear him being talked about in the game now
I loved STEEZ. His music impacted me a lot and helped me through hard times. & it hurts that he didn't get enough recognition and appreciation for his beautiful creations while he was here. thank you for sharing this video and shedding some light on his story. 47shit.
I don’t think the date adding to 47 was a coincidence. Seemed like he was really deep in a rabbit hole. The real question is how do u have your friend telling you that he’s going to commit suicide and you don’t do more for him. That’s what’s fucked.
The steez verse on survival tactics is a testament to how great he coulda been. That verse is one of my favorites of all time showing every possible skill a rapper could have, truly tragic
I remember hearing about his passing the day of. As a 15 year old, despite him not being much older than me at the time, I couldn’t help but feel like I lost an idol. Nothing has ever fucked up my Christmas like that. Hope his family has been able to move forward with this tragedy, with the support of his friends he called brothers. RIP STEELO!
Survival Tactics was one of the first rap tracks that got me into the genre. From the first time I heard Steez, I just got rap as an art form like I never had before. The flow, the emotional intensity, the layers of meaning in his lyrics. Whenever I get to a dark place I always think about Steez, because it makes me realise how much potential is lost by not choosing life. I think he would have changed the world for the better even more than he already has. It breaks my heart to think about all the incredible things he would have done, but I'm so grateful for his life and the art he left behind. Rest easy King Steelo.
My bad about the audio and yes i know nas and 50 aren't from brooklyn
As a 50 year old man who has gone thru alcoholism,drug addiction & physical abuse as a child I want to say to these young guys it will get better
u drank alcohol as a kid?
@@sushirollart3722 alcoholism, drug addiction, and (physical abuse as a child)
Thanks king
Thank you 🙏
49 same thing, the world is yours. Elevate 👑
I appreciate this one man, I really believe steez could’ve been one of the best rn if he was still alive, his story is so fascinating too, so thank you
Couldn't agree more
youngboy better
@@urwrldluv kid grow up
@@animewn1970 ? it’s my opinions bro you don’t gotta b rude about it.
He was already on Kendrick and j cole level at only 19
In my late teens I was beginning to realize how dark the world is and that made me depressed and extremely pessimistic. Keep pushing bros, you will figure out how to bring good into the world.
Thank you bro. I’m 20 right now and since 18 and covid started it feels like my whole perspective changed towards pessimism. However, over the last few months I’ve felt myself re-emerge. People need to understand that periods of depression and pessimism can last long AF... so long you think it’s never going to end.. but it does, especially if you are actively trying to fix it.
Same. I did prison time from 18-21 and it changed my perception
Thank you bro. God bless you and protect you 🙏 you are angel 😇 47
Yeah but u know why kids like STEEZ and Thousands/millions not here? Because they wanted to do something about it and they was going for it. Joey badass now saying he was trying to take it slow, Like this is not something u chose, steez Seen a crack in the curtains and he was feeling to keep opening it more and more and more, Back then Joey would hear Steve's say some shxt and he be be like what the fuck👀 The adults in charge of promoting them Made sure To leave out steez if they could because They knew where steez mind And intentions were, Joey became aware with time of what steez was pushing with time, But he didn't choose to take a slow like hes saying now, You know capital steez and a lot of people didn't have The Choice they realized this shit bugs you out because no one is talking about it especially when you tell people and they look at u as crazy or tell u shut up it's like it push you to even go deeper it's not a choice, It only becomes a choice once you fully understand then it becomes a choice but when something is brand new you still want to keep going down the rabbit hole and fully understand, now a lot of people don't like it but people like capital steez, they was very curious and brave and they wanted to see the unseen and you know
Through the grace of God we all can be forgiven. That's why every morning I wake up & thank God for everything I have & been through. All of those things shaped me into a solid man with morals, structure & ambitions. I always say what energy you put out into the world is what will come back to you, and that's sincerely true! 💯
I always thought that if Steez was still alive today he would be up there with Kendrick and J. Cole. He was so young and already so good. Its such a shame what happened. RIP Steez
His rapping style even reminds me kind of j cole
I hate to say it but as I've traveled around the country, I've met a lot of folks like Steez. Brilliant talents with unbelievable inner beauty. So many of them end up on the street or dead. Some of them make it, most of them don't. Steez could have ended up embroiled in conspiracy and stuck in limbo or he could have reached the brilliance of the best rappers. We'll never know, but talent exists in a different category then success and that fact has a lot of significance in our loss of this undeniably genius artist.
@@jessesharpe9740 truth
He was on another level of genius mind almost like a prophet. STEEZ wouldn't have been on the same level as J Cole, Lamar. He WAS already on that level. He would be past them.
@@jessesharpe9740 Eye can completely see this bro. I feel as though people with true knowledge are purposefully never given a chance of the main stage..the industry know how dangerous we are if we create a spiritual shift..the shift is coming tho. Free yo energy big man. love ❤️
I've been a fan of steez for a while now and I've tried looking deeper into around the 2012 time but never found a lot about him. I don't know how you found a lot of this information but it's good to finally know
ever heard of reddit? 💀
@@tristanmoore9500 ever heard of being nice😴
@@zaheerunteathered4224 i didn’t mean it in a rude way lol i was just trying to be funny, im sorry if i came off that way it wasn’t my intention
@@tristanmoore9500 iss all good
@@zaheerunteathered4224 only in a Steez comment section can toxicity be diffused instantly 47 RIP to STEELO, Forever the KING
Amerikkkan korruption remains as easily one of the best pound for pound first albums anyone has every released. RIP Steez
relaaax
@@check2000 and take notes
@@rhino5250 chill biggie
BIG FACTS. If we’re talking “classic”, lyrical hip hop. STEEZ was different, man.
He was Fr sparrin with a knife in a missile fight
I think this is the most thoughtful/informative video about Steez ive seen
Appreciate you watching
R.I.P STEEZ ㄣ⃒
I still remember the first time I heard him on Survival Tactics, it was just 2 dope lyricists with so much energy. I’m only 18, I discovered STEEZ in 10th grade, so in like 2019, I remember just being so interested and felt extremely shocked to find out he’d been dead since 2012, but that didn’t stop me from going and hearing his discography. I just wish he’d waited a bit longer, he was ahead of his time and would’ve had so many fans rn. What makes it worse is that MF DOOM is gone now too, one of Steelo’s biggest inspirations. I know they’re up there cookin up classics but it really sucks to know that you can’t ever meet some of your biggest idols.
Same!!!!!
Maybe you need to get laid😂😂
He's in Hell. He killed himself.
Tru man shut your mouth
@@truman5838 fuck outta here
His death is still sad to this day… Great video man! 47 til infinity
appreciate you watching
He was sacrificed
@@ltfelts weirdo
@@ltfelts yup
Sacrificed by who?
This death broke my heart. I was in 7th grade when he died. Me and the homies would rap survival tactics in the hallways everyday. Steez put me on a great path with learning more about myself and the world we live in. He taught me how to look into things for myself and learn what my truth is. I even grew my hair out to try to get the free forms. One of the greatest minds to walk the earth. With the power to influence a nation. Glad to say I was 1 of those 15,000 who downloaded AK. Jay Steez will forever be one of my favorite rappers. 47 4L.
What’s the “free forms” excuse my ignorance I just wanna know
@@BossinAZ_EnT hairstyle
STEEZ will always be one of my fave’s to
@@BossinAZ_EnT it’s when you just let your hair grow and lock on it’s own without you doing much to it
47 likes let’s keep the peace haha
Damn it's hard to believe it's almost been a decade. Without a doubt one of the most tragic losses of that era. Hurts even worse when you realize he easily could have found his success today with the ways the industry has changed. RIP King Steelo, gone but never forgotten.
succes is a vert subjective, word, in this modern fandom idolising age, all these suburban nihilistic whyte teens think being worshipped by y'all is the highest thing achievable...
Many sees succes as something entirely different.
People have lost their soul, and dont even know what it is anymore. Damn.. 'success' so much is overused these days into complete meaninglessness.
@@Stoney-Jacksman allow me to elucidate then. I mean financial and career success. I'm not saying he wasn't successful in his life, just that the ways the internet has changed how we interact with music (and the artists that make it) could have taken his devoted cult following to another level. Fuck a hero. I want fulfilled artists.
@@Stoney-Jacksman bro what lol. you know he meant career success, making good money
Dude literally got a certain shirt on in the thumbnail…cmon now 🤷🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤔
@@PlatinumHustle Baphomet is an occult symbol that represents growth and transformation. Please take your bible thumper nonsense to someone who cares. 😚
You forgot to mention his father passing and also his rap partner in the group he was in before also passed...that’s a BIG part of why he ended up feeling the way he felt he mentioned that in multiple songs....decent video thought
Where can you find info on this ?
Not just that. Listen to Free the robots
There was no way the industry was going to let Steez in, despite his talent. He was too independent and difficult to control. Especially considering the rap industry is controlled by people who wouldn’t forgive him for his 47 symbol
yea using a symbol that looks like the nazi swastika probably isint the brightest thing to do
19 years old. Damn… I had no idea steez was that young. Something about him was different to everyone else. Huge loss
The fact more people haven’t watched this video goes to show how truly underrated this man was. For anyone who is struggling, the world will not fail you, just have faith. I love you.
Bro steez definitely had zero hate for Joey . That was all love , he just wished that the label would have had redistributed resources more equally.
Just the thought of steez is bone chilling to me. I find it hard to listen to his music that he put out closer to his death
The news of his passing is still shocking. He was a talented artist, ahead of his time, I could see him being apart of the new scene with earl, wiki, miike,navy etc. if he was here. RIP bro.
Thx for showing the different worlds, the one Steez wanted and the other side. Ppl don’t get to understand that point often . Joey was marketable , Steez wasn’t because of how much he was willing to say , which was what the mainstream stuff hates.
Steez was talking shit about niggas non stop, nobody wanted work with a "shooby, doobie, two seat" rapper that only get like 110 weirdos at a set.
The industry is controlled by freemasons who guard the secrets aka black gate keepers and their jewish cohorts. steez mistake was trying to be signed in the first place.
@@12pope you need to be put into a mental facility ASAP. Stop writing this weirdo shit
this video needs 4.7M views
more like 47M views
Drug induced schizophrenia or shizo affective.. the way he talks even you can tell from working in a field where it’s common
Beautiful documentary, i think you really got a lot of his mindset and feelings that only few have understood. Most people don’t get the full picture of him as a kind of philosopher as well as a man enslaved to his own mind... Steez was really, and honestly way too ahead of his time and definitely got lost in having the more modern understanding of the world at such a young age. Appreciate this bro always keep that balance.
Amerikkkan korruption was a fire mixtape even back then. This era was the revival of rap
I was just a kid myself when I discovered STEEZ and Joey at the end of November 2012. Then he passed. I was 14 at the time. Now I’m 24 about to be 25 and I think a lot about my childhood, influence, old fiends and drugs I was doing at a young age, And I also think about how STEEZ was just a kid himself but the thing he was saying in his raps was shit I didn’t even think about. The mind is a truly a complicated thing we all go through especially as children and young adults. I just wish he stuck around a little longer and maybe lay off the drugs a little bit, I personally think that played a part cause they were experimenting. He would’ve most likely been the next DOOM if he was still here but maybe the pressure from the music industry got to him. I miss the dude like a long lost friend and revisit AK47 every year. May he rest in power and found his peace where he went
Imagine being so woke so young and so early in hip hop around 2012 drill and chief keef were popping steez vision was ultimately swept under the rug and all his passion was basically written off as a waste this had tooo have a toll on him knowing no matter how dope he was the industry and mainstream fans wouldn’t digest his art the way it should I’m not condoning his suicide never I’m jus saying it had to be really tough on him personally I jus believe that many souls purpose on earth is bigger than there physical Kurt cobain steez xxxtentacion tupac nipsey they were more than jus rappers anyway rip steez #47
Im just imagining steez being alive during the initial soundcloud era, an all the things he could've done and the direction his music could've gone in. Its unimaginable.
if he just stay like two years longer he would’ve seen rap change so much
This video helped me remember a lot of who i was. thank you. king capital was such an impactfull legacy for me when i started deep diving in hip hop in 2015. i remember studying so much spirituality to learn the true depths of his verses. he quite literally changed my life. in many ways.
Thank you @ a burnt lightskin
I really can’t capture this one into words, Pro Era is something you just had to be there for #RIPSTEEZ #LIKEWATER
I honestly feel blessed to be very close in age to them and to have seen it like that. like i was sophomore when survival tactics dropped. I remember peeping it because some hip hop blog shared it when it had like a couple hundred thousand views. It was so fucking dope, and Steez along with Joey, Earl, Tyler, Kendrick Absoul, Asap Rocky, KRIT, and more im sure im missing were the people i always went to whenever an old head was tryna hate on new hip hop from the time. Honestly after the bling era and the absolute reign of people like Ross, Wayne, 50 it felt like “real hip hop” was coming back into a more mainstream light. Pretty fucking cool
I remember waking up Christmas morning to news of steeze passing. Crazy man, mad talent. In the end Joey was 100% more marketable, I have friends who are on steeze’s methodology about deep spirituality and esoteric stuff and as a friend I can understand it and vibe with it but as a business? Hell no. It’s not palatable as a business. The spiritual rabbit holes get DEEp and honestly depressing. I wish Steeze would have got some help or spoke to a therapist. I can’t imagine how Joey feels, losing a friend is one thing but the narrative of it being your fault it’s crushing
Can somebody tell the name of the song at the end pls? 12:20
I still remember the day he passed shit was crazy. I was a Sophomore in high school, I was a die hard fan for dude at the time.
I was a sophomore or junior as well. It was like the first REAL time a rapper or celebrity in general who i was a huge fan of died. I cried.
keep this at 47
Bro thank you for doing steez a bit of justice in this. RIP KING STEELO
93 till infinity!! Rest In Peace Steelo. 47 forever.
I don’t understand how you don’t have over 10k views at least. Your videos are amazing keep grinding because the quality is gonna get you there.💪🏽💙
We’ll get there fam
im only now realizing he was 19 when he passed, tragic stuff. me and my homies would bump his stuff religiously in high school. even remember getting in trouble for having the 47 logo on all my sneakers at the time lol. rip steez
Joey Bada$$'s new album "2000" won't be the same without steez :(
RIP STEEZ
3:17 - "eye switched styles and the them nxxxxxx steel biting"
STEEZ was probably talking mad Pro Era shit on King Capital. That’s why it never came out. STEEZ said it was almost done in an interview. I believe him. All that other shit is lies and excuses.
And there's a clip of him performing king Capital and saying it's finished but know when he'll drop it
Acid can cause mental health issues. As great as powerful as is it is, we should be aware that something beautiful CAN turn ugly.
I grew up in South Carolina, Steez put me on so much when I was just getting into pro era through other nyc based artists around 2012, I was so infatuated with nyc culture and the aesthetic Steez had was so captivating bc if you're from where I am you'd know we lack a variety of culture to say the least. He really put me onto spirituality and numerology at a very young age and to see things come full circle with how things are nowadays is wild. I recently got to visit Brooklyn a couple times this year and really walk the same streets they did, I visited the building in Manhattan and just smoked for about 4 hours, such a surreal feeling. Long Live Steelo, He's still out here man you just have to keep you eyes open and stay balanced.
steez lost his indenity when he realized rap wasnt about rap realized life was a lie real sad tho clearly a better writer mushrooms kill that ego way too much
I remember when the footage of him performing that song was released.. something eerie about it til this day
Still can't believe they never released King Capital 🤦🏽♂️
Im kinda glad they didnt in a way. I guess i dont know much about it like how much of it was done, but after seeing the disgusting puppeteer “weekend at bernies” act they pulled with people like XXXTENTACION and Juice Wrld I’m a little relieved. Like not only did they stitch together and release X’s unfinished album Skins he had been working on before death, but they legit like took a bunch of fuckin random ass recordings and snippets and one off like hooks he had recorded accapella and all sorts of other shit to make “Bad Vibes Forever”.
That was fucking nasty man. Im not even gonna lie man im 26 and i was a huge fan of X, regardless of “lyricism” or “real hip hop” whatever, his music emotionally touched me ina way i needed at the time and after he died and i heard Bad Vibes i fuckin cried. It was like i was listening to a message someone who died left for me, except someone actually just stiched together old random voicemails and clips of them talking to make it in order to trick me into giving them money and I know X wouldn’t have fucked with that AT ALL. I guess his mom was the ultimate deciding factor in all that, and she did it for money that will probably (hopefully) go to help raise his child and keep her sustained, so likely he wouldve wanted it to happen anyways. But, i know he wouldnt have fucked with that album or how it was created. It was fucking weird. Also, i hella doubt any of his family was hurting for money before BVF anyways
@@TheDamnWinner I definitely feel where you're coming from man. I'm 27 and a big fan of X and Juice Wrld, even though it was much earlier than when they passed I'm sure something similar would've happened with Steez. There's an old video of him saying King Capital was done and I'm sure there would have been hoops to jump through or beats/samples to clear I still would've liked to have heard it. Even if someone leaked it, I feel like the world needs to hear that.
@@tmacthaskydiver8310 yeah if it was done it might’ve been fine, like i said i never heard about how finished it was. I just dont want them to do what they did with X and Juice
@@tmacthaskydiver8310 They probably cannibalize it bet some of those bars rounded up on some other "artist" records.
@@12pope oh I feel like that's almost guaranteed. They were already using his lines while he was still with us, his passing probably only made it worse bro 🤦🏽♂️
"lets say 10 years they gonna say i didnt know steez had it like that"
I have a psychotic illness and during my first dive into madness I fell in love with pro era and their movement. It really guided me as a youth and capital steez was my favorite. It really pains me that he died I went to the first beastcoast tour and while it was great to see Steelo wasn't their because he had passed. Rip to a master MC
yo i came from tiktok but i wanted to say you did an amazing job on this video. i appreciate you sharing his story and putting so much effort in
Thanks for watching
Everytime I re-explore this story, I can't help but to get really sad, not only because he died, but also because he's one of fav rappers and, as weird as it sounds, I see so many parallels between him and I. I feel so hurt by this loss, even though I didn't even know about him until like 2017. Jus RIP Steelo, you'll be miss, I wish you could see how much love and support you have now and how you really could've grown your career.
when you sell your soul to the devil steez
Steez got me off crack, made me change my entire life, I thank him for that, 47 rep forever
i didn’t know who steez really was until survivors guilt came out, i had heard him in songs and some of his solo stuff but never really clocked it was him. i’m 19 too and i feel like i’m in the same boat he is. he has quickly become one of my favourite people, rip king capital steez.
I remember the day it happened I was 20, me and my bro always bumped Capital Steeze, Pro Era, Joey and them all the time. It hit me so hard when it happened I had to sit in a room by myself and just smoke and listen to all his songs as my eyes filled up. I always was saying at the time he was so much deeper lyrically then the rest of them and his music just hit me in my soul. Sucks he didn't realise the impact he was actually having on people, he really could of been one of the greatest....he is one of the GOATs to me that's for sure.
Capital steez still one of my biggest influences a decade later
I can remember living with my grandma when I was 18 around 2013 shortly after his death and I was writing to an instrumental on my laptop and the picture was steez with the supreme logo over his eyes. This was what I wrote:
Call me cliche, but they call me the chosen one.
It's a lonely throne when you're the only golden one,
You're probably waitin for my hair to flare yellow,
Seen death, I'm not impressed where the hells my halo?
Jade green eyes, hide my past like the tide,
True blue sky, horizon I'm on the rise,
Good morning, sun through the shades, stretchin and yawnin feelin stuck in a daze,
My callings, lost in the maze,
I'm fallin, feelin stuck in my ways
Yeah I know you,
Don't bother introducing me,
I see what you are from here, I see you translucently,
People change, I ain't even who I used to be,
Pray I stay the same, no regrets in my eulogy,
I was born in the darkness,
You adopted it,
I'm riddick when I'm with it call me bringer of apocalypse,
Soul stay tinted,
This body's just a shell,
A facade to hide the story that the dragon can't unveil,
The scales from the beast,
Breathe air out of hell,
When my bones disappear with dust, then you tell tales,
Soulstone opal but my outside emerald,
Gem droppin since birth,
Pages off the pinnacle,
Lookin for my start, like the key in the ignition,
Found it in these pages,
On this road, I am driven,
Rollin rockets, and I'm in the cockpit,
Smokin comet,
No accomplice,
Chillin in the darkness,
Off the top,
Getting fogged in a parking lot bitch,
Everything I spit is clean,
Youre in the fucking garbage,
Can't pronounce this,
Sacred is the name,
Sent back from whence you came,
Retreat to the darkness,
Flames doused out,
When the king comes out,
No, this the end of the drought,
When the king comes out,
Judgement day upon us,
Sky open, bow down
Get the crown from out the ground,
Bring the wooden chalice,
While the planet bounces around,
On my opal studded pendent,
My remembrance,
Every word given you won't forget em cuz I meant it
Good morning, sun through the shades, stretchin and yawnin feelin stuck in a daze,
My callings, lost in the maze,
I'm fallin, feelin stuck in my ways. x2
🔥🔥🔥
Long Live Steelo. I'll never forget him and the energy he poured into the craft. Thanks for taking the time to make this, I hope more people get to check out his music cause of this.
the whole thing sounds really shady / fishy, super talented
"and I still haven't found my placement... cuz hip hop hasn't made a leap of faith yet.." that may be it right there. the depression knowing his level of talent and what he was trying to do and the hopeless feeling that it would never really be felt or amount to what he wanted to get out. like they just wanna listen to ignorant stuff, no one will support this, no one really cares, so let me be a memory.
Not here to make conspiracy theories just adding my two cents. Tripping on acid or shrooms while you are at a low frequency can be very problematic. Not saying he did for sure but as someone who has experienced both acid and shrooms, it’s important to be in a good mental state before doing so
i don't know if he was using psychedelics but i do know he was smoking a lot of weed towards the end
Enjoy your content man, keep it up
Ayo at 2:26 that is actually Rokamouth, close friend to STEEZ. Not Powers Pleasant. Pow Pe also was more of a producer if I’m not mistaken … didn’t really flow
Steez was way ahead of his time. RIP to a lyrical legend.
Edit: Maybe he wasn’t wrong. Ever heard the song or term “it’s the end of the world as we know it.” Well look at 2012 and 2022. The world we knew and love is long gone. The world was a much better place when he left.
Synchronicity.
Very great video! King CAPITAL STEEZ will forever be in my heart. He is one of the reasons why I see the word much more differently. I love him and what he stood for.
Schizophrenia and weeds a lethal combo for the mind
He passed away 12 days after my birthday, I will never forget hearing the news as a freshman in highschool.
This manz music and message was so philosophically obscure and ambiguous.
Whether he took his own life due to mental illnesses that were unchecked, or he was just a distressed man full of emotions, who believed every word he spoke about a shift n change in society.
Either way, the world's gonna label you crazy.
We love you Steez and we are grateful for the art you've given us🖤👽
Luke 4:9-12 Satan trying to deceive Jesus (God)
“Then Satan brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him,
“If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ” And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
We are not Gods, but instead children of the only God who Satan hates and wants to destroy. Simple as that. Seek Jesus and live!
Heard steez for the first time literally that December he left us, it was wild. I was in science class sophomore year when my boy that knew I listened to pro Era asked me if I heard about it, had to be 12/24/12. That was the first time I became a fan of somebody who died. To this day it still gets me. Especially the deeper you go into him, his lyrics,a d his lifestyle. He was thinkin the way a lot of us do now, but at 19. Poor guy. I always wonder, what did he see that was so unbearable that he couldn't be here? As long as the people that clicked on this video keep playin his music, he'll never die, always cherished, RIP Steelo
He was into the dark arts. In the thumbnail he is wearing the Baphomet. I also saw him in another documentary. He was a talented individual, but he shouldn’t have been delving in that life style.
Bro????.....so are we just going to ignore baphomet on his T shirt in the thumbnail😕
He believed he was Baphomet but he didnt see that as the devil, he saw it as good
YES THE 47 HERO. THE MOST EVIL HERO TO WALK THE EARTH. The Lord showed me a dream back in 2020. I was hanging out with jasper from OF and behind him was this gangster with the number 47 written all over his body. he wanted to kill me. When he went to kill me jasper pulled a gun on him and then he backed off. We sat down round a table. While sitting the 47 hero showed jasper a vision of what he wanted to do to me. Once jasper saw the vision His eyes turned completely black. Then i yelled "DONT LISTEN TO HIM HE IS LYING TO YOU". but he picked up a kitchen knife and lodged it in the side of my neck. And i woke up squirming and twitching. GOD says DO NOT TRUST THE DEVIL. Amen.
The world preys on the gifted and most young kings get their head chopped. i still cling to the belief steez had something about him i and most could not begin to comprehend. i have came to the conclusion the true path to enlightenment for me doesn’t involve psychedelics and esoteric means. Despite dropping most of those beliefs beyond modern science i still have confidence in believing steez was in tune with something more divine than a vast majority of others . Whatever that may be is beyond me but is something i respect on a profound level
facts
if you don’t know steelo then u really don’t know me tho❤️
Sound like Joey stole Steez sound
mad to think steez's spirit could be reborn and back on earth as we speak, we'll never know tho
Amazing video but small detail- you forgot STEEZ’s biggest influence, MF DOOM. A fat chunk of his catalog were Metal Finger beats :) RIP STEELO
Capital Steez was a great rapper and he was really creative with everything, and tbh he was best rapper out of pro era. R.I.P Capital Steez😢💔💐
IDC, hate me all you want, STEEZ is top 3 rappers out of NYC ever
Amen
CAPITAL STEEZ x MFDOOM would be a crazy collaboration
Thanks for this video, can't believe it's been like a whole decade since his death. I remember when 1999 dropped and pro era got big. I was listening to them in college but I didn't know much about Steez or pro era in depth. That whole era when Pro Era was becoming well known was such a special time along with Odd future and so many unique rappers being found through blogs.
Damn it’s clear Steez is still living on through the impact he mad to us when we were all young. Man was a legend, he know his potential, and it’s must have been frustrating af to be put as 2nd fiddle when he knew what he genius was capable of. Long Live steelo, forever in our hearts.
Hold cow My grammar is shit
People b callin people they don’t understand “crazy”. They’re not crazy. You just don’t get it yet…
I wouldn’t say steez is a better rapper than joey. If anything steez was a better lyricist than joey forsure, but joey was a lot more versatile than steez and always progressed with his music compared to steez, which is why joey was the frontman of pro era.
fair enough, I feel like STEEZ would have had more to say in his music tho even till now, Joey music may still be good but it’s not really scratching that same itch he was more interesting on his earlier stuff (2017 and before) imo
He did say in 10 yrs they will know.
He was a great artist, and by all accounts a decent human being, BUT I want to talk about his "47" symbol...
He was wrong and the fact that he stuck to this even after learning the historical connotations was alarming in itself.
*Burnt Lightskin was wrong that jewish community found it offensive, JUST because it was "similar" to 'certain' symbol*
This symbol is called "wolfsangel" and was the symbol of "Waffen-SS Division Das Reich"
the symbol in general was not originally tied to that certain group that I choose not to mention. it was a religious symbol of good luck and peace before that certain group stole it and committed unforgivable crimes while flying it
such a talented soul and will continue to enlighten others with his legacy
Single handedly keeping google earth running a couple more months
i've been looking for this vid for years bro, thank you for making this deadass
All I can say is I hope 2047 ain’t the highest number
The song at 7:20 is Night Vision if anyone is wondering. Took me a while to find it
thank you sm
Public Assembly Unreleased
Song Lyrics
[Intro]
I didn't even record this shit yet, like on some real shit. Don't tell me "I don't feel it" because I dont care because its real, you know. Like I had no other choice but to feel it
[Verse 1: Capital STEEZ]
I've been emancipated from mental slavery, that's word to my rastas
Cell blocked mind so I got my head locked up
My third eye chakra was blocked and the flash from the cops
Made this indigo path that I follow, that's word to my father
Watch when the Babylon pass Got a stash in my basketball pants
Got enough fire to light up a whole camp
I an I never thought to inspire a grown man
PROgression is the basis with eleven different phases
The faces of the Moon cause the Earth to start shaking
They say it's our world for the taking and Imma win it all for my girl and my bacon
Lately I've been thinking since it's dried up like raisins
The system's like bud when we break it
The slim foundation were undeveloped seeds in the middle
That's why they really need an individual
So I guess we're the biggest and we're setting up the villains for the rest of you niggas
Deny? Nigga I'm the best don't forget it
All it took was 13 steps and I did it
[Hook: Capital STEEZ]
And today I got a feeling that I’ve never felt
And I don’t know what I don’t know what I don’t know what to say
But today I got a feeling like none before
And I guess I can’t, I guess I can’t, I guess I can’t explain
[Verse 2: Capital STEEZ]
I was born to be a step ahead shit, they got the system to assist them
We got the system that turned us into Victims
All my aunts was living with eight children and section 8 is still trying to evict them
Said look at the world we’re here living in
I’m too proud to say it ain’t law abiding citizens
It’s cuz I’m black isn't it? Or the characteristics of your last statistic
Bastards said I couldn’t define happiness and my master said I couldn’t pass as a pacifist
I dealt with more pain than a masochist
And I hold back tears like a hankerchief
I said I wanna be a rap star
Mom saw black cards and fast cars
Fuck Ferraris, Bacardi and Parties I wanna change the world I'm Awfully sorry
Time for me to be the next Bob Marley, Marcus Garvey or Mohandas Gandhi
And follow MLK tips, JaKK riding shotty while we steer towards greatness
And I still haven’t found my placement
Cuz hip hop hasn't made a leap of faith yet
[Hook: Capital STEEZ]
And today I got a feeling that I’ve never felt
And I don’t know what I don’t know what I don’t know what to say
But today I got a feeling like none before
And I guess I can’t, I guess I can’t, I guess I can’t explain
Baphomet on his shirt in this video thumbnail.. yikes
I feel like Steez would end up being bigger than joey now. It would've took time but definitely people would see how much better of an artist he was and start to appreciate his music more. Joey isn't really doing anything big anymore, hardly ever hear him being talked about in the game now
hes going on a european tour this year and got an album coming out this month.
Quality video, well researched.
I loved STEEZ. His music impacted me a lot and helped me through hard times. & it hurts that he didn't get enough recognition and appreciation for his beautiful creations while he was here. thank you for sharing this video and shedding some light on his story. 47shit.
The coroner wouldn’t let them see Steez body because they said it had decayed too fast. Bro something not right with that.
I don’t think the date adding to 47 was a coincidence. Seemed like he was really deep in a rabbit hole. The real question is how do u have your friend telling you that he’s going to commit suicide and you don’t do more for him. That’s what’s fucked.
sometimes you can't convince a person who is dead set on something
@@meatmaster665 For sure but you'd think they'd do more. I wouldn't leave my friends side if they said that. But were outsiders so we dont really know
I thought joey brought up steez. Had no idea shit was back
The steez verse on survival tactics is a testament to how great he coulda been. That verse is one of my favorites of all time showing every possible skill a rapper could have, truly tragic
You’re talking about the verse he insulted Lil B The BasedGod one of the two men Kendrick Lamar said is the most influential rappers in the game??
Why isn’t there any capital steez music on spotify?
Good video but that buiding you showed wasn't even in NYC. Better you didnt try to show any building at all at that part.
His death is suspicious and his sister exposed Joey and Pro era on their shady side.
I remember hearing about his passing the day of. As a 15 year old, despite him not being much older than me at the time, I couldn’t help but feel like I lost an idol. Nothing has ever fucked up my Christmas like that. Hope his family has been able to move forward with this tragedy, with the support of his friends he called brothers. RIP STEELO!
Wait til your all-time favorite idols and people you look up to for perseverance and drive for life, pass away 🙏🏼, RIP STEEZ
Steez had skills! Top tier level shit. But that 47 logo was crazy come on u know them jews ain't goin for that in the industry. RIP
The second i scrolled past this vid, Steez started peakin thru my playlist
Brooooooooo you didn't you was coming up whyy *i didn't know bro was dead 😭😭* respect his flow alot
Could’ve been the greatest great video bro
Appreciate you
@@jaySonofnun nah we appreciate you been a Steez since 2012 always wanted to make a video on for a minute but I’m glad a video like this is out
I wish this man had just waited he would have been on fire rn all his music was deep and progressive
Survival Tactics was one of the first rap tracks that got me into the genre. From the first time I heard Steez, I just got rap as an art form like I never had before. The flow, the emotional intensity, the layers of meaning in his lyrics. Whenever I get to a dark place I always think about Steez, because it makes me realise how much potential is lost by not choosing life. I think he would have changed the world for the better even more than he already has. It breaks my heart to think about all the incredible things he would have done, but I'm so grateful for his life and the art he left behind. Rest easy King Steelo.