D12 (Rap Group)

D12 Is An Rap Group Consisting Of Eminem, Bugz, Proof, Kuniva, Kon Artis, Swifty McVay And Jonathan (The Microphone Phantom) Firstly Formed In 1997 Technically They Formed In 1996

## Origins And Formation (1996-97)

Eminem Released His First Mixtape Infinite In 1996 With The Track "Infinite (DBZ Remix)" Featuring Jonathan It Was Produced By Mr. Porter (Kon Artis) Eminem Was An Unknown Rapper In The Underground Rap Scene Eminem Finished Second In The Rap Olympics In 1996 To Papa Doc By 1997 Eminem Released The Slim Shady EP Album In 1997 Though It Didn't Do Well D12's 1997 Intro Features Jonathan Rapping With The Thunder And Lightning Strikes Repeatedly With The D12 Holding Pitchforks 2Pac Was Also Featured On Jonathan's 1997 Album

## The Departure Of Eminem (1997-99)

Eminem Left The Group In 1997 The Lineup Now Was Jonathan, Bugz, Proof, Kuniva, Swifty McVay And Kon Artis The Trio Of Rappers Took The Rap World By Storm Especially Jonathan Who Had Just Dropped His Debut Album "Tha Darkside" In 1997 Under Columbia Records It Sold An Staggering 750,000,000,000 Copies Within The First 36 Weeks The Track "Speak No Evil" Featured Proof And Bugz It Unveiled Jonathan's Aggressive Rap Style Swifty McVay Released His Successful Debut Album "The Gangstas Of Detroit" In 1997 Selling 630,000,000,000 Copies "Tha Kingz Of Los Angeles" (Bugz) "The Militant Man" (Proof) "The Dark And Twisted World" (Kuniva) And "The Streets Of Detroit" (Kon Artis) All Were Certified Gold In 1997 In 1998 The Second Albums Of Jonathan, Proof, Bugz, Kuniva And Kon Artis  "Tha Darkside II" (Jonathan) "Street Dreams" (Proof), "The World Of Galaxies" (Kuniva) "Street Sweepers Of Los Angeles" (Bugz), "The Kingpin" (Swifty McVay) And "The Rough Streets Of Detroit" (Kon Artis) Once Again Were Certified Gold For The Second Year In An Row The Second Albums Of Jonathan, Proof, Bugz, Kuniva And Kon Artis Sold An Whopping 830,000,000,000 Copies Combined D12 Was Featured On The Source Magazine Cover In 1997 And 1998 With Eminem Returning To D12 Full Time In 1999 D12 Got Dangerous

## Continued Success (1999-Present)

Jonathan's 3rd Album "The Chronicles Of Jonathan" Dropped On March 14, 1999, Proof's 3rd Album "The Detroit Son" Dropped On May 2, 1999, Bugz's 3rd Album "The 3rd Eye Dialect" Dropped On June 16th, 1999, Swifty McVay's 3rd Album "The Ghost Ridaz" Dropped On March 15, 1999, Kon Artis's 3rd Album "Tha Tales Of The Bird" Dropped On July 3rd, 1999 And Kuniva's 3rd Album "The Pits Of Darkness" Dropped On June 8th, 1999 All Achieving Gold Status For The 3rd Time Eminem Released His Debut Album "The Slim Shady LP" In 1999 It Was Also When D12 Released Their First Album "Devil's Night" Which Was A Success Which Begun The D12 Empire In 2000 Eminem Released His 2nd Album The Marshall Mathers LP, Jonathan Released His 4th Album "Tha Microphone Phantom" In 2000 As Well Followed By Proof's 4th Album "Street Soldier", Bugz's 4th Album "Tha Streets Of L.A", Kon Artis's 4th Album "Dreams" And Kuniva's 4th Album "The Street Sweepers II" And Swifty McVay's 4th Album "Tha Monster From The East" Were Also Released In 2000 Being Certified Gold For The 4th Time D12's 2nd Album "Devil's Night II" To Critical Acclaim They Performed "The Way I Am Live In 2000 Eminem Had Released His 3rd Album The Eminem Show In 2002 Eminem Never Used Drugs And Was Against Drug Use D12 Released Their 3rd Album D12 World In 2002 Much To Critical Acclaim And Praise And Sold Over 900,000,000,000 Copies

## Beef With Benzino, The Source And Ja Rule (2002-2003)

Benzino Was Generous And Gave Jonathan's 5th Album "The Darkside III: The Climax" A 5 Mic Rating While Also Giving Proof's 5th Album "The Steelz Of Men" A 5 Mic Rating As Well As Bugz's 5th Album "The 3rd Eye Of Dialect II: The Street Sweepers" Kon Artis's 5th Album "The Da Vinci Code" And Kuniva's 5th Album "From The Streets Of Detroit" And Swifty McVay's 5th Album "The Code Of Law" All Of Which Were Released In 2001 5 Mics Jonathan's 6th Album "Tha Microphone Phantom II" Was Released In 2002 And Featured Production Credits From Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Sunset Shimmer, Songbird Serenade, Applejack, Rarity And Pinkie Pie Who Would Work With Jonathan As His Personal Producers And Often Collaborated 50 Cent Was Signed To Shady Aftermath In 2002 Proof's 6th Album "The Streets Of Detroit" Released On May 2nd, 2002, Kon Artis's 6th Album "K-Town" Was Released On July 3rd, 2002 Bugz, Kuniva's And Swifty McVay's 6th Albums "The Dialect Of The People", "Gangsta Lane" And "Swifty In Charge" Were All Released On March 14, 2002, June 8, 2002 And February 22, 2002 Respectively The Albums Sold 930,000,000,000 Copies Combined And Were Certified Gold For The 6th Time Eminem Gets An 2 Mic Rating On His 3rd Album Eminem Released 2 Diss Tracks Aimed At Benzino Called "The Sauce And Nail In The Coffin" 50 Cent Blew Up In 2003 Releasing His Debut Album Get Rich Or Die Tryin On February 6, 2003 At The Same Time As Jonathan's 7th Album "Mobster Mentality", Proof's 7th Album "Detroit City", Swifty McVay's 7th Album "The Art Of War" Bugz's 7th Album "Rise Of The Dialects", Kon Artis's 7th Album And Kuniva's 7th Album "The Hard Truth" All Of Those Albums Combined With 50 Cent's Debut Album Sold Millions And Were Certified Gold For The 7th Time And It Was 50 Cent's First Gold Certification Obie Trice Released His Successful Debut Album Cheers In That Same Year Earning Trice His First Gold Certification Obie Trice Would Follow That Up With His Second Successful Album Cheers II In 2004 Selling Well Over 900,000,000,000 Copies D12 Released Their 4th Album D12: The D-Block In 2003 It Sold Over 950,000,000,000 Copies In Shipment Within It's First 14 Weeks

## D12 Projects (2004-2011)

D12's 5th Album D12: Enter The Slaughterhouse Released On March 8th, 2004 It Did Much Better Than Their 2003 Successful Album Selling Over 950,000,000,000 Copies D12 Already Established Themselves As An Talented Group Of Lyrical Rappers Ranging From Eminem Himself To The Lyrical Assassin Jonathan Jonathan's 8th Solo Album "Hell On Earth" Released On December 30, 2004 Takes The Lyrical Style Of Jonathan And Made It More Threatening Sounding It Also Featured John Cena On Three Tracks At This Point John Cena Decided To Become An Rapper Himself

## Beef With Slaughterhouse (2011-2016)

D12 Was In An Beef With Slaughterhouse In 2011  Jonathan Was Doing His Newest Project Jonathan Presents: Equestria Girls Volume 1 Which Was An Mixtape Album It Had Three Diss Tracks Aimed At Slaughterhouse Featuring Jonathan And Principal Celestia On Track 1 "Jig's Up" Jonathan Goes After Joe Budden For Talking Shit About Eminem The Track Was Produced By Jonathan And DJ Pon-3 (Vinyl Scratch) On Track 3 "Elimination Of The Pussy" Jonathan Takes Shots At P.Diddy For Almost Having 2Pac And Biggie Killed You Can Hear 2Pac Saying "The Last Motherfucka Who Dared To Insult Jonathan Ended Up Buried"

## Jonathan Vs. The Shadowbolts (2013)

Jonathan Had Unknowingly Started A Beef Between Himself And The Shadowbolts In The Equestria Girls World Jonathan Teamed Up With DJ Green Lantern And Shady Aftermath To Produce The Evil Genius DJ Green Lantern Presents: The Invasion '13 Part 1 In 2013 It Featured 10 Jonathan Diss Tracks Aimed At Crystal Prep Academy And The Shadowbolts The First One Was "The Prep Disser" In Which Jonathan Goes In Hard Dissing Everyone At Crystal Prep Academy Principal Celestia Begged Jonathan To Reconsider His Actions And Then Realized And Got Angry At The Shadowbolts Eminem Jumped In And Started Burying Them The Beef Died Down And Everyone Made Peace

## Jonathan, Eminem, 50 Cent The Shadowbolts Vs. The Dazzlings (2013-Present)

The Evil Genius DJ Green Lantern Presents: The Invasion '13 Part 2 Featured Diss Tracks From Everyone But Jonathan's 10 Diss Tracks Towards The Dazzlings Hit The Hardest It Was Jonathan, Vice Principal Luna And Principal Celestia Ripping The Dazzlings Apart Jonathan, Vice Principal Luna And Principal Celestia Unleashed A Verbal Smackdown On The Track "Da Untouchables (Fuck The Dazzlings)" Principal Celestia Had The First Verse And Proceeded To Annihilate The Dazzlings