Proof went solo in the mainstream in 2002 with the Electric Coolaid Acid Testing EP. After a three-year wait, D12 returned with 2004's D12 World, including guest appearances from Obie Trice and B Real.

BJ Taylor - Peeing in Your Pussy (Explicit Lyrics), Gangis Khan aka Camoflauge - Internet Gangsta, Genzo Denado - G.e.n.z.o (Produced by Polo Productionz), Detailed account of Proof's death, funeral and exact time of death, https://rap.fandom.com/wiki/Proof?oldid=22460. Proof went on to make a brief appearance in Em’s hit biopic, 8 Mile, and was ever-present in the courtroom in 2001, when Eminem was battling gun charges. Another man was shot shortly afterward, and was taken to St. John Hospital. With so many people unsure about whether to love him or hate him, five young rappers have decided to join him on his latest project, D12.

Sign up for our newsletter. Along with their quest to stir the already controversy-infested waters of rap, all five members come complete with aliases, while each of them bears a tattoo of the name of former D12 member Bugz, who was gunned down at a picnic party.

He was also in a gorup called 5 Elementz or 5ela with Thyme and Mudd. The most noted artist who has rapped about Proof was his best friend, Eminem. Bizarre, D12 & Madman1) - Single, Dey Can't Make It (feat.

His last discography was LivNProof Mixtape: 2300 Milez Between Seattle & Detroit in 2006 with the rapper Livio. Proof, born Deshaun Holton, was announced dead on arrival at Conner Creek Medical Center just after 5 a.m. And together we can show everyone what this is all about. One of them, bouncer Mario Etheridge, pulled out a gun and shot Holton four times; in the head and chest/stomach area, he died imediately. Proof's father produced music for rock bands and underground groups before leaving the family at Proof's youth. Proof was married to Sharonda Holton. Proof has fueded with rappers such as Ja Rule, Royce da 5'9", Canibus, and the group Limp Bizkit. Copyright © 2020 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. In the clip, Proof is shot, and Eminem sits in the hospital waiting room as doctors try to revive his friend. “Me and Eminem have wonderful chemistry, and we have wonderful songs,” the rapper told Rolling Stone last summer while on the all-star hip-hop Anger Management 3 tour. However, the two were in a "club brawl" as both drew guns and fired resulting in the death of Bender. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be here now. I love you 'Doody'. An investigation into the incident is underway. They only served 30 days in prison, bunking in the same cell, working out their "beef". Although Eminem is the one who made D12 rise to fame, Proof has been credited for originally forming the group in Detroit years before they became famous. Eminem spoke about Proof's death in "You're Never Over", and "Going Through Changes." DeShaun Dupree Holton (born October 2, 1973, died April 11, 2006 Eminem and Proof playfully called each other "Doody". Although Proof first rose to national prominence as a part of the D12 posse, he had actually been quite successful on his own prior to Eminem's breakthrough in the early 2000s. Pitty'd Best & D12) - Single, The Beat Goes on (feat.

In 1996, when the group formed, it consisted of Eye-Kyu, Eminem, Bizarre, Proof, Fuzz Scoota, Mr. Porter, Bugz, Kuniva, DJ Head, Dirty Ratt, B-Flat, Charging Soldier, Killa Hawk and Chaos Kid. D12 is (listed in no particular order by real name and alias/alter ego) Rufus Johnson, aka Peter S. Bizarre (Bizarre is also a member of the group Da Outsidaz which includes Rah Digga and Eminem; he has appeared in magazines such as The Source and is the winner of Inner City Entertainment's Flava of the Year award for September 1998), Denine Porter, aka Kon Artis (Kon Artis is a producer for D12), aka Swifty McVay (Swifty joined D12 in 1998 after Bugz died), Von Carlisle or Hannz G., aka Kuniva (Kuniva was a part of Da Brigade along with Kon Artis), and Deshaun Holton, aka Proof or Dirty Harry; Proof is known for his freestyle talents, having won the Source Magazine Freestyling Competition back in 1999. Holton took the name MC Proof and joined the rap group Soul Intent with Eminem.