Rapper Capital Steez Takes His Life

Capital Steez—born Jamal Dewar—is reportedly dead in the opening hours of Christmas Eve. He was 19. Details are still scarce, but Steez tweeting late last night “The End,” which is believed the rapper committed suicide. Joey Bada$$ reacted to the

Capital Steez—born Jamal Dewar—is reportedly dead in the opening hours of Christmas Eve. He was 19. Details are still scarce, but Steez tweeting late last night “The End,” which is believed the rapper committed suicide. Joey Bada$$ reacted to the

According to Pitchfork and "various sources", Capital STEEZ (real name Jamal Dewar), of Joey Bada$$'s crew, Pro Era, passed away this morning (12/24) at 19 years old. Joey tweeted, "This unfortunate xmas eve.. Lost a best

Capital Steez, an up-and-coming rapper in the Brooklyn-based Pro Era rap crew, died on Monday morning at age 19.

Capital Steez was born Jamal Dewar. While there aren't very details about his death yet, at 11:59 pm he tweeted, “The end.” With that information, the cause of death appears to be a suicide, but that has yet to be confirmed. The group's Facebook page