Proof (rapper)

DeShaun Dupree Holton (October 2, 1973 – April 11th, 2006), better known as Proof, was an American rapper. He was a member of the Detroit groups 5 Elementz, Funky Cowboys, Promatic, Goon Sqwad, and D12. He was also a close childhood friend of rapper Eminem.

Proof's first studio album, I Miss the Hip Hop Shop, was released in 2004. His second album, Searching for Jerry Garcia, was released a year later in 2005. It rose to number 65 on the Billboard 200.

On April 11, 2006, D12 rapper and longtime friend of Eminem, Proof, was shot and killed at a Detroit club located on the city’s famed  Eight Mile. 

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