The Rise and Fall of Pro Era (Documentary)

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Komentáře • 135

  • @YJSho_Nuff_
    @YJSho_Nuff_ Před 4 měsíci +84

    The way the group were explained, they were essentially the new era Wu-Tang Clan

    • @doyadirty3804
      @doyadirty3804 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Joey wishes it was 1994 fr stuck in a past he didn’t even experience

  • @ChrisJProductionz
    @ChrisJProductionz Před 3 měsíci +52

    What a time to be alive during the 2010’s Underground we had Pro Era, Asap Mob, Raider Xlan, Odd Future, T.D.E, Dreamville

  • @kite1704
    @kite1704 Před 4 měsíci +66

    2:47
    "Capital STEEZ is the KING AUTHOR of the group" ... eye see you...good shit

    • @javla2485
      @javla2485 Před 4 měsíci +9

      aint even used a pen in like a month or four...

    • @blacksandstereo
      @blacksandstereo Před 3 měsíci +3

      47 likes lol

    • @kite1704
      @kite1704 Před 3 měsíci

      @@javla2485 I HAD A HARD TIME WRITING LYRICS

    • @kite1704
      @kite1704 Před 3 měsíci

      @@blacksandstereo on sum 47 shift🗣️

  • @capitalproductions98
    @capitalproductions98 Před 4 měsíci +33

    I wouldn’t really call it falling off, their friend died & he was the glue to keeping everybody together so naturally they all grew apart after his passing

    • @Himihan
      @Himihan Před 3 měsíci +6

      The argument could be made that the whole "Pro Era label" thing complicated things further, but everyone still makes wonderful art so it's all love.

  • @kevthepoet
    @kevthepoet Před 4 měsíci +41

    Nyck Caution mad underrated. I'll still check for anything he releases. I still want that King Capital tho. That Escape from New York album is massively underrated, y'all should listen to that for sure.

    • @austinc6270
      @austinc6270 Před 4 měsíci +8

      nyck, cj, kirk recently, etc. all steady dropping heat those along with the rest of the beast coast

    • @52198
      @52198 Před 3 měsíci +3

      Anywhere but here was fire bro

    • @austinc6270
      @austinc6270 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@52198 big facts

  • @Nayr907
    @Nayr907 Před 4 měsíci +19

    PE in their prime was something else. So much great energy from some amazing souls.

    • @sixthsense11100
      @sixthsense11100 Před 4 měsíci +2

      The jing energy was high back then naturally goes down with age

  • @collegekid1781
    @collegekid1781 Před 4 měsíci +45

    since you've touch on Pro Era, I think it's worth having a video about the two other groups from the Beast Coast movement

  • @mrjakedarake
    @mrjakedarake Před 4 měsíci +28

    Love the history you are documenting. Just gotta say A La $ole switched his name to Aaron Rose. Same dude.

  • @Supremeruleroftheuniverse
    @Supremeruleroftheuniverse Před 4 měsíci +7

    Rest in Peace King Capital Steez.

  • @AboveItsNeck
    @AboveItsNeck Před 4 měsíci +12

    Those cyphers were so insane

  • @ChefJerfey
    @ChefJerfey Před 4 měsíci +6

    A girl I met in 9th grade showed me Flatbush Zombies. I went home & searched for more & that's how I found Pro Era & The Underachievers.
    Shiiit now I gotta go put all those songs on again

  • @cloutcancun
    @cloutcancun Před 4 měsíci +17

    My middle school years! Great Video my guy

    • @DefGoldbloom
      @DefGoldbloom  Před 4 měsíci +5

      The good ol days! Thank you man 🤝

  • @dantim1001
    @dantim1001 Před 4 měsíci +6

    The beast coast tour was an amazing time saw them in Toronto and it was insane even though Chuck Strangers and some others were missing

  • @ShinbrigTV
    @ShinbrigTV Před 4 měsíci +4

    As a teenager in Venezuela; Pro Era was my Wu-Tang!!

  • @Mace47
    @Mace47 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Pro Era had a huge impact on me growing up. Played Peep the aPROcalypse all through-out highschool. I stopped keeping up with PE members after awhile but a few months ago i went through all their individual discoraphies and man im so proud of how much they've grown with their music. Nyck Caution though 🔥

  • @howardcaldwell6945
    @howardcaldwell6945 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Man!! My heart literally DROPPED when he expressed STEEZ'S demise 😔😔.. The anguish of that young mans heart.. I pray for the peace of all those effected by his passing

  • @kite1704
    @kite1704 Před 4 měsíci +4

    DUUUUDE!! I'VE BEEN WANTING A DEF GOLDBLOOM VIDEO ABOUT KING CAPITAL FOR A WHILE NOW!! THIS SHIT IS BOUTTA GO HARD ASF I JUST KNOW IT

  • @maryannappiagyei4277
    @maryannappiagyei4277 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Best group hip hop rest peace king capital. Love you miss you

  • @WeakAssFool
    @WeakAssFool Před 4 měsíci +8

    I've been waiting for someone to speak on this!

  • @96bel96
    @96bel96 Před 4 měsíci +2

    December 21st & 24th of 2012 are days i will vividly remember for the rest of my life because of Pro Era. #LOMGLIVESTEELO

  • @SoftOp.
    @SoftOp. Před 4 měsíci +5

    Eye appreciate you for this video, Pro Era isn’t talked about enough nowadays n’ how it was a big mark in Hip Hop, Every rapper in Pro Era were amazing lyricist, Especially Steez, I miss him so very much, besides Hip Hop and rapping, Eye believe Steez would’ve been a revolutionary, I mean maybe, a mind like his must be so sporadic. Yet he spoke in such a rational subliminal way, really a person Eye look up to.
    Rest In Peace Steez, Progressive, Productive & Professional Era forever, 47 Til’ Infinity.

    • @DefGoldbloom
      @DefGoldbloom  Před 4 měsíci +2

      Well said

    • @Himihan
      @Himihan Před 3 měsíci

      I believe STEEZ was on the cusp of changing the world with his art.

  • @kparkz47
    @kparkz47 Před 19 dny

    I was born in may of 1999, started listening to Joey and beast coast in early 2013, met the zombies Kirk and nyck in 2018 on my 19th bday, then met everyone on the beast coast album a year and 3 months later on the beast coast world tour. All the people mentioned in this video are a huge reason why I’m so into rap music and without them I don’t think I’d be anywhere near as into music as I am today. 1999 is easily my favourite album of all time. Rip king capital and really hoping for some new beast coast music soon

  • @borgia4
    @borgia4 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I discovered them through Joey Bad A$$ when he was on the BET awards cypher.

  • @ferrabamo
    @ferrabamo Před 4 měsíci +3

    The PEEP album is still in my rotation today i will never get over that man

  • @simbalesliechoto8663
    @simbalesliechoto8663 Před 3 měsíci

    What made Wu-Tang successful was RZA's vision for the group and the outline he laid out for the solo projects until their second release. Pro Era, Odd Future, Raiden Klan among others went with flow.

  • @saintjasin
    @saintjasin Před 4 měsíci +3

    Thanks man, time for this old head to do a deep dive.

  • @djdumbitdwn282
    @djdumbitdwn282 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Dope documentary. Being a teenager around this time made my HS experience perfect

  • @flying.emu6223
    @flying.emu6223 Před 2 měsíci

    I was 14 when I discovered pro era back in 2012. They had such a huge impact on me. They have always held a special place in my heart and they always will. Idc if they supposedly fell off they never did to me I never left lmao. RIP STEEZ. PS if yall don't know, chuck strangers is making some of the best shit out rn check his new album forsaken lovers plea. His growth is beautiful to watch. Best out the crew these days.

  • @dark41969
    @dark41969 Před měsícem

    Pro Era can never officially "fall off". They are way 2 talented & continue 2 keep real hip hop alive. I do understand the missed opportunity but Capital Steez passed, R.i.paradise, he was the glue of the group.

  • @screamingtrees9619
    @screamingtrees9619 Před 2 měsíci

    This music is what shaped me. Them, underachievers, Flatbush, ASAP, Raider Klan, TDE, Clockwork Indigo.
    Remember my buddies and I would get high and drunk to all these albums and be in awe listening to the wordplay and the production. Flatbush and Underachievers were excellent performers, especially Flatbush.
    My friends and I were outcast cause nobody gave af about conscious rap and the underground, but without the music I probably wouldn’t be the adult I am today without that whole movement. They also had tons of influences aside from hip hop which expanded my musical taste more further such as Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Coldplay and I went even further and obscure from that. Also the movies these guys would recommend. They had it all the style, the influence, the positivity despite their personal and external problems.
    Loved being a part of that shared collectivism that happened at a certain time.

  • @jrbugz761
    @jrbugz761 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Sad how that generation didn't appreciate them enough 🔥💯

  • @royalbillionsmusic
    @royalbillionsmusic Před 4 měsíci +2

    Man I love Pro Era 👑47👑

  • @shootingbysal
    @shootingbysal Před 4 měsíci +3

    that latest Cj Fly tape been hard as hell

  • @randomdudewholikesmusic1640
    @randomdudewholikesmusic1640 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Summer 2016, when I found Joey from his feature on Denzel Curry's Imperial album, then I found 1999, then AmeriKKKan Korruption. The rest is history.

  • @Wayowl
    @Wayowl Před 4 měsíci +4

    yoo, I'm still listening beast coast, guys u should check last projects from Chuck Strangers, they are something unreal

  • @Voltrical
    @Voltrical Před 4 měsíci +4

    best rap content out here 🫡🫡

  • @CeddyjayRAAA
    @CeddyjayRAAA Před 3 měsíci

    as an artist who grew up in East Flatbush, Brooklyn Pro Era truly inspired in a real way. Will never forget seeing them at Highline Ballroom in 2013.

  • @DaILLSpotTV
    @DaILLSpotTV Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you for this!

  • @KingSteezy
    @KingSteezy Před 3 měsíci +1

    Great video, long live STEELO!

  • @gh0rochi363
    @gh0rochi363 Před 2 měsíci

    Found out about them through 1999 from Joey Bada$$. Found it by accident on the year it came out while in highschool and became an instant fan.

  • @simpleetfunky7062
    @simpleetfunky7062 Před 4 měsíci +1

    great work !!!

  • @oreo2731
    @oreo2731 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Been waiting for someone to cover this topic!

  • @aidanhunt5702
    @aidanhunt5702 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Wake up babe, new Def Goldbloom

  • @TheInternetLove
    @TheInternetLove Před 4 měsíci +2

    Love is Forever♾️

  • @krebopolismpchead2441
    @krebopolismpchead2441 Před 3 měsíci +1

    These vids are amazing keep pushing out the dope documentaries the world
    Needs these ❤❤❤

  • @OptimisticSpaceLens-yy9ft
    @OptimisticSpaceLens-yy9ft Před 4 měsíci +2

    dope

  • @ads260
    @ads260 Před 3 měsíci

    Thanks for this one def 🔥

  • @jessewang6977
    @jessewang6977 Před 3 měsíci

    Great video as always! Please make a video about Elzhi!!!

  • @anthonygreenwood9.13
    @anthonygreenwood9.13 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Mission Impossible accomplished

  • @kloudnyc
    @kloudnyc Před 4 měsíci

    Lovely Documentary fr , long live Steelo

  • @kelldozier6015
    @kelldozier6015 Před 3 měsíci

    We can’t forget Nyck at Knight! Classic tape 🔥

  • @Himihan
    @Himihan Před 3 měsíci

    Backkk on my 47 shit.
    Every member of Pro Era release dope music to this day, with varying frequency.
    Rokamouth and Dirty Sanchez will always be my favorite, besides STEEZ.

  • @MU7HA
    @MU7HA Před 4 měsíci +2

    "just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name"

  • @befresh123
    @befresh123 Před 3 měsíci

    Dyemond Lewis and Dessy Hinds had a lot of promise. I do agree that a lot of the group members not capitalizing on the peak of their movement for sure stunted their growth long term. Im sure there were politics involved as with anything but I appreciate these cats heavily for the art and lifestyle they shared.

  • @BKLYN_TZU
    @BKLYN_TZU Před 4 měsíci +2

    Pro Era/ Beast Coast Movement was a way for everyone to get on they did that not all but the main ones became successful in their own right & of curse Joey was always the star of that group

  • @yungcorleone2919
    @yungcorleone2919 Před 3 měsíci

    Chuck strangers is still doing his thing very underrated my fav out of the group was always Dessy hinds he never really got that shine like some of the other members

  • @Dangle147
    @Dangle147 Před 28 dny

    Miss these dudes fr

  • @omolemontsakotsienyane
    @omolemontsakotsienyane Před 4 měsíci +2

    Aaron rose is a la sole though

  • @ForeverRememberedDearlyLoved

    This shit made me cry

  • @piemanthe4th798
    @piemanthe4th798 Před 4 měsíci +2

    That's why he's the goat... the.goat

  • @wlrz
    @wlrz Před 3 měsíci +1

    They Aren’t The Most Influential Group. THEYRE THE BEST HIPHOP COLLECTIVE TO EVER EXIST

  • @BIMONLAKI
    @BIMONLAKI Před 3 měsíci

    It was sick to have been in grade school during the era of Pro era, Asap Mob, Odd Future

  • @kaycuz9402
    @kaycuz9402 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Yo my dude would you Make a video on Cage? A true underground legend

  • @djds1975
    @djds1975 Před 4 měsíci +1

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @IllDawgable
    @IllDawgable Před 4 měsíci +1

    A La Sole is Aaron Rose

  • @winta5x
    @winta5x Před 4 měsíci +1

    rip steeze ❤the illest

  • @Mr.Happy96.
    @Mr.Happy96. Před 3 měsíci

    If Capital Steez had not tragically passed away, he could have potentially been recognized as the greatest rapper of all time. His talent and innovation surpassed even those within his own group.

  • @Supremeruleroftheuniverse
    @Supremeruleroftheuniverse Před 4 měsíci +1

    Beast Coast 4 Life.

  • @managut
    @managut Před 2 měsíci +1

    King capital!!

  • @_CUANDO
    @_CUANDO Před 4 měsíci +1

    Breh where’s this loop from 11:15

  • @oozie7958
    @oozie7958 Před 3 měsíci

    They really got me into real rap music

  • @spikerzombie
    @spikerzombie Před 4 měsíci +2

    Drop the king capital album

  • @jeremaibryan9316
    @jeremaibryan9316 Před 4 měsíci +1

    What’s the intro songs title?

  • @PlaneShifterHayden
    @PlaneShifterHayden Před 4 měsíci +1

    BEEEEEEAASSSSTCOOOOOAASTTT

  • @Obsidot
    @Obsidot Před 2 měsíci

    Whats the beat that plays at 5:23 ?

  • @raiwun
    @raiwun Před 4 měsíci +1

    A$AP MOB & Tan Boyz are BEA$T COAST as well

  • @philjack7612
    @philjack7612 Před 4 měsíci +2

    aaron rose and a la sole are the same person bruh

  • @Antymollin
    @Antymollin Před 3 měsíci

    R.I.P. Steez

  • @lovedead564
    @lovedead564 Před 4 měsíci +1

    RIP STEELO #47 shit

  • @wlrz
    @wlrz Před 3 měsíci

    Yessir 2:35

  • @blavkgmusic
    @blavkgmusic Před 4 měsíci +2

    A la $ole and Aaron Rose, aren’t they the same person?

  • @gonzvlxs
    @gonzvlxs Před 3 měsíci

    RIP KING CAPITAL

  • @TheKilloShow
    @TheKilloShow Před měsícem

    Missing tnah apex rapping

  • @jacobvidjeskog
    @jacobvidjeskog Před 14 dny

    Big up Capital STEEZ!

  • @kamaalabstract
    @kamaalabstract Před 2 měsíci

    My guy you do know that A la sole & Aaron Rose are the same person right???

  • @ntuthukomhlongo8425
    @ntuthukomhlongo8425 Před 4 měsíci +2

    First

  • @DB-ug3nf
    @DB-ug3nf Před 3 měsíci

    As much as I enjoyed their music back in hs, I am glad Pro Era ended. Their music was dark. They promoted occultic, esoteric, and new-age teachings.

    • @kamaalabstract
      @kamaalabstract Před 2 měsíci

      “If you dont plan on controlling your soul, than what you in it fo? it's intricate tho
      To be this intrinsical, it may seem like we occult but we ain't mystical
      You missed the show..”
      you missed that whole line huh lol

    • @DB-ug3nf
      @DB-ug3nf Před 2 měsíci

      @@kamaalabstract That's what they say but there actions says other wise 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @gh0rochi363
      @gh0rochi363 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@kamaalabstract he actually has a point because STEEZ's death was linked to such ideas like that

  • @DaILLSpotTV
    @DaILLSpotTV Před 3 měsíci

    Btw I thought Nyck was light skinned lol

  • @demon-with47
    @demon-with47 Před 3 měsíci

    47 shit

  • @Awakenedhearts47
    @Awakenedhearts47 Před 3 měsíci

    very minimal research done

  • @quentinhope4458
    @quentinhope4458 Před 27 dny

    Nyck Caution ain't white he Hispanic brada

    • @DefGoldbloom
      @DefGoldbloom  Před 27 dny

      Nyck Caution in a 2014 interview with Complex: “In Pro Era, I Am The White guy.” www.complex.com/music/a/sowmya-krishnamurthy/who-is-pro-era

  • @GwizProducer84
    @GwizProducer84 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Always dope def! Thanks for using beats my guy 🫡

  • @bizzleb7524
    @bizzleb7524 Před 3 měsíci

    CAPITAL STEEZ- --------------------------------------------LAST STRAW-------------------------------------------------- Joey Badass doing Commercials for Womens Perfume says it all how Pro era ended................................Sick and tired of being Sick and Tired

  • @JEFFMAN90
    @JEFFMAN90 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Pro Era fell off once they started chasing the mainstream trap sound. They shouldve stuck to their sound that got them a buzz from 2012 to 2015ish

    • @user-nn7ct3hk7c
      @user-nn7ct3hk7c Před 3 měsíci

      Imma keep it 💯. STEEZ and Joey were the only ones that stood out and never had filler bars. Even when they were on boom bap beats, none of them could compare to STEEZ and Joey. There’s a reason why Joey is on power and the others are idk where. Joey has talent. I have respect for all the pros but the rest of them were never as interesting or talented. It wasn’t because they switched beats, they just never had the same talent.