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Proof
Sign in to saveAlso known as DeShaun Dupree Holton, DeShaun Holton, Derty Harry, Big Proof, Doody, The Last Cowboy
rappeur américain
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Proof, born DeShaun Dupree Holton on 2 October 1973 in Detroit, was an American rapper, actor, songwriter and record producer also known by the pseudonym Derty Harry. He began his career in 1994 as a member of D12, working in hip-hop, horrorcore, Midwest hip-hop and hardcore hip-hop.
Proof died by homicide, from a gunshot wound, on 11 April 2006 in Detroit.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 53
Top works
- Stuff I Can't Remember
- Crap I Always Forget
- Temperature Log Book
- Crap I Can't Remember
- Make Passwords Great Again
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Detroit, Michigan, USA
DeShaun Dupree Holton (October 2, 1973 – April 11, 2006), known professionally as Proof, was an American rapper and actor from Detroit, Michigan. During his career, he was a member of the groups 5 Elementz, Funky Cowboys, Promatic, Goon Sqwad, and D12. He was a close childhood friend of rapper Eminem, who also lived in Detroit. Proof was often a hype man at Eminem's concerts.
Known for
- Stans — Self (archive footage)2025
- La Haine : La scène est à nous — Self2024
- LA Originals — Self (archive footage)2020
- Vanilla Ice Archive — Self (archive footage)2012
- The Longest Yard — Basketball Convict2005
- Eminem Presents: The Anger Management Tour — Self2005
- Eminem: Live from New York City — Self2005
- Punk'd — Self2003
- 8 Mile — Lil'Tic2002
- Eminem Live at Barkar Hanger in Santa Monica — Himself2000
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1973
- Active to
- 2006
Discography
Member of
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 561,790
- Total plays
- 2,743,448
Tags
1.DeShaun Dupree Holton (October 2, 1973 – April 11, 2006), better known as Proof, was a Detroit hip hop rapper and member of the rap groups D12 and 5 Elementz. Although Proof first rose to national prominence as a part of the rap group D12, he had been fairly successful on his own. Most notably, he was featured in The Source's Unsigned Hype column in 1999 and came close to winning the 1998 Blaze Battle. His first television appearance can be seen in the Aaliyah video "Age Ain't Nothing But a Nu
via Last.fm · Proof
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression as Surrogate Marker for Cardiovascular Risk
· 2020 · cited 412x
- Toward Proof of Concept of a One Health Approach to Disease Prediction and Control
· 2013 · cited 136x
- Sympathetic overactivity due to sleep fragmentation is associated with elevated diurnal systolic blood pressure in healthy elderly subjects: the PROOF-SYNAPSE study
· 2013 · cited 124x
- Sleep Breathing Disorders and Cognitive Function in the Elderly: An 8-Year Follow-up Study. The Proof-Synapse Cohort
· 2015 · cited 84x
- Variation in RNA-Seq Transcriptome Profiles of Peripheral Whole Blood from Healthy Individuals with and without Globin Depletion
· 2014 · cited 83x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “You may prove anything by figures.”
- “A very great deal more truth can become known than can be proven.”
- “You cannot demonstrate an emotion or prove an aspiration.”
- “For when one's proofs are aptly chosen,Four are as valid as four dozen.”
- “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Also known as
- Big Proof Derty Harry Doody DJ Seven Duece Oil Can Harry
- Born
- DeShaun Dupree Holton , ( 1973-10-02 ) October 2, 1973, Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
- Died
- April 11, 2006 (2006-04-11) (aged 32), Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
- Cause of death
- Gunshot wounds
- Genres
- Hip-hop hardcore hip-hop pop rap dirty rap horrorcore rap rock comedy hip-hop battle rap trap
- Occupations
- Rapper songwriter hype man
- Works
- Proof discography
- Years active
- 1989–2006
- Labels
- Iron Fist Shady Records
- Formerly of
- D12 5 Elementz Funky Cowboys Promatic Goon Sqwad
- Website
- www .prooflegacyfoundation .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Detroit
- Occupation
- hype man
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- gangsta rap
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- ProofAug05.jpg
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- Commons category
- Proof (musician)
- date of birth
- 1973-10-02
- date of death
- 2006-04-11
- manner of death
- homicide
- name in native language
- DeShaun Dupree Holton
- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
- pseudonym
- Derty Harry
- different from
- Prof
- member of
- D12
- writing language
- English language
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- end of work period
- 2006-00-00
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Français
Proof, de son vrai nom Deshaun Dupree Holton (né le 2 octobre 1973 à Détroit (Michigan) et mort le 11 avril 2006 dans cette même ville), est un rappeur et producteur américain. Auteur de deux albums, il est surtout connu pour être l'un des membres fondateurs de D12 dont les deux albums rencontrèrent un grand succès aux États-Unis. Il est également connu du grand public pour son amitié et ses nombreuses collaborations avec le rappeur Eminem. Il se fit aussi remarquer grâce à quelques collaborations avec des rappeurs de renom tels que Dr. Dre, 50 Cent ou encore Nate Dogg. Il était un ami d’enfance du rappeur Eminem, qui vivait dans le même quartier et était souvent un cirque médiatique lors de ses concerts.
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