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D12 Member Shot Dead

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  • Proof, a member of rap group D12 and a close friend of Eminem, was shot to death early Tuesday at a nightclub along Eight Mile, the road made famous by the 2002 film that starred Eminem and in which Proof had a bit part.

    The death of Proof real name Deshaun Holton was confirmed by Dennis Dennehy, the publicist for D12's label, Interscope Records, as well as by Detroit police spokesman James Tate.

    "Memorial service arrangements are still being made, and his friends and family would appreciate privacy during this difficult time," Dennehy said in a statement.

    Eminem and Proof, 32, seldom were seen in public without each other. Proof was the best man at Eminem's wedding in January, and they have been close friends since before Eminem became a superstar.

    The music video for the Eminem song "Like Toy Soldiers" shows Eminem pacing a hospital hallway as doctors try to revive Proof, who has been shot. Later, Eminem attends Proof's funeral as the song's lyrics lament the escalation in violence between rappers.

    It was Proof's idea to form D12, a six-member Detroit-based rap group that counts Eminem among its members.

    D12 has been around since the mid-1990s, when the members met at Detroit's Hip-Hop Shop, a clothing store by day/hip-hop club by night.

    Proof's family members gathered at a home on Detroit's northwest side after hearing the news of his death. The residential street in front of the two-story home was lined with vehicles, and people hugged each other on the sidewalk.

    Proof was shot inside a small bar in a strip of businesses along Eight Mile, which is the dividing line between Detroit and its northern suburbs. Tate said two people were shot in the head one fatally. He said an argument at the C.C.C. nightclub escalated into gunshots.

    The other victim a 35-year-old man was listed in critical condition, Tate said.

    Wende Berry, a spokeswoman for St. John Health System, said Holton was dead on arrival at St. John Conner Creek, an outpatient treatment facility. Berry confirmed that he had a gunshot wound.

    Police said shots were fired inside the bar around 4:30 a.m. By the time officers arrived, both of the injured men had been taken from the bar in private vehicles, Tate said.

    Evidence technicians and detectives remained inside the bar Tuesday morning. A spot of blood was on the street in front of the tavern, and police marked shell casings in a parking lot across the street.

    Patrol officers said the bar is a frequent source of problems on the city's east side. Tate said police have taken 18 incident reports there since 1996. The latest was a vice raid in December in which six tickets were issued, most involving minors possessing or drinking alcohol.

    The bar, he said, was legal, but was operating outside of its licensed hours.

    Another member of Eminem's inner circle rapper Obie Trice was shot while driving on a Detroit-area highway in December.


    *Info taken from ABC
     

    Kyosuke

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  • I was in such shock when I first heard.. RIP Proof indeed..

    Proof was hands down the best member of D12, and if you ever watched 8 mile Mekhi Phifer was actually based on Proof, and he used to host the rap battles which gave certain people a chance.. so pretty much if there wasn't Proof there would probably be no Eminem..

    I wonder how he's taking the news after losing such a close friend..
     

    Kylie-chan

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    That's really awful to hear anyone was shot down. .-. I don't really like bands such as D12, but rest in peace! X3

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    Jeremy

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  • This is just horrible. ;0; I liked D12 back then...
    Rest in Peace, Proof!

    P.S. D12 isn't a band. They cleary pointed it out in a song called "My band"
     

    Emma

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    R.I.P Proof, so many rappers die of being shot O.O
     

    code zerro the deluge

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  • Proof was to the best rapper in D12. He was D12. I am pissed over his death.
    Em is nothing witout Proof. That iis the secoond member of D12 killed.

    1st Bugz
    Now Proof
     

    spike6958

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    this is just messed up 1st bugz and now proof will this ever stop

    i was readin about this on D12 website this is what Eminem had to say about this:

    "You don't know where to begin when you lose somebody who's been such a big part of your life for so long. Proof and I were brothers. He pushed me to become who I am. Without Proof's guidance and encouragement there would have been a Marshall Mathers, but probably not an Eminem and certainly never a Slim Shady. Not a day will go by without his spirit and influence around us all. He will be missed as a friend, father and both the heart and ambassador of Detroit hip-hop.

    Right now, there's a lot of people focusing on the way he died. I want to remember the way he lived. Proof was funny, he was smart, he was charming. He inspired everyone around him. He can never, ever be replaced. He was, and always will be, my best friend." - Eminem
     

    djvolcom

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  • pfff, who cares, i hate rap music.... and that is my opioion, he probaly gotten shot already, remember the facts, 1/3 of all rappers, will get shot
     

    Zone

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    Princess Peach said:
    This is just horrible. ;0; I liked D12 back then...
    Rest in Peace, Proof!

    P.S. D12 isn't a band. They cleary pointed it out in a song called "My band"

    My Band is one of those songs that's on the "popular" radio station for about a month, which causes the "popular" group of girls to sing it all the time and be incredibly annoying because of it.
     

    Kyosuke

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  • djvolcom said:
    pfff, who cares, i hate rap music.... and that is my opioion, he probaly gotten shot already, remember the facts, 1/3 of all rappers, will get shot

    Wow you just had to post such a relevent "fact" didn't you?

    Do us all a favor and STFU because nobody obviously cares about your "opioion".. thank you! ^^
     

    LedZeppelin

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    Proof was definately thest best in D-12. His voice and style were just amazing. And like somone said in one of the posts above me, without Proof, there would probobly be no Eminem.

    Hm, now that I think about it, in the 'Toy Soldiers' video, wasnt Proof shot and killed? Creepy that it actually happened...Why is it that people are always trying to kill D-12 members? ;;
     
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