D12

D12 (also known as The Dirty Dozen) was an American hip hop collective. They were formed in 1996 in Detroit, Michigan.

History
The band gained significant notoriety thanks to Eminem's international success. Taking advantage of this success, they have managed to rank their albums at the top of sales in many countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. Their best known singles were "Fight Music", "Purple Pills", "My Band", "Shit on You", and "How Come". Since 2006 after the death of Proof, the group has remained almost inactive because of Eminem's drug problems. It led to its withdrawal from the music scene for more than three years and the departure of Mr. Porter and Bizarre in 2012. However, the group reformed several times in 2014, only for Eminem to announce their breakup on "Stepping Stone" from Kamikaze. However, as Kuniva and Swifty had been recording and touring under the name D12 as a trio for several years prior to Eminem's announcement and have continued to do so since, this announcement is more accurately read as Eminem's official retirement from the group after a decade of token involvement.

Members

Former members
Eminem (1999–2006)
Proof (1996–2006; his death)
Bizarre (1996–2006, 2008–2012, 2014–2018)
Mr. Porter (1996–2006, 2008–2012, 2014–2018)
Kuniva (1996–2006, 2008–2018)
Swifty McVay (1999–2006, 2008–2018)
Bugz (1996–1999; his death)
Fuzz Scoota (2011–2014)

Timeline

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardResult2002ECHO Awards Best Hip-Hop/Urban Artist (International)2004MTV Europe Music AwardsBest Hip-Hop ActBest Group2004MTV Video Music Awards Video of the YearBest Group VideoBest Rap Video

Discography

Studio albums
 Devil's Night (2001)
 D12 World (2004)

Notes

References

Category:1990s establishments in Michigan
Category:1995 establishments in the United States
Category:2018 disestablishments in the United States
Category:Disestablishments in Michigan
Category:Musical groups from Detroit
Category:1990s American music groups
Category:2000s American music groups
Category:American rap music groups
Category:Musical groups established in 1996
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2018
Category:2010s American music groups