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Deshaun Holton
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amerikansk musiker
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Proof, born DeShaun Dupree Holton on October 2, 1973, in Detroit, was an American rapper, actor, songwriter, and record producer. He was a member of the group D12 and worked within the hip-hop, horrorcore, Midwest hip-hop, and hardcore hip-hop genres. His professional career began in 1994 and concluded with his death in 2006. He also performed under the pseudonyms Proof and Derty Harry.
He died in Detroit on April 11, 2006, as a result of a gunshot wound sustained in a homicide. Proof was a male citizen of the United States who spoke and wrote in English. His work included voice performance, and he was represented by the copyright organization Broadcast Music, Inc.
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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
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1973
- Active to
- 2006
Discography
Member of
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- Listeners
- 561,790
- Total plays
- 2,743,448
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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
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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
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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
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Article · Svenska
Deshaun Holton, känd som Proof, född 2 oktober 1973, död 11 april 2006 i Detroit, Michigan, USA, var en av medlemmarna i hiphopkollektivet D12, där Eminem är frontfigur. Proof's första artistnamn var Maximum, vilket han använde i Junior High School. Proof var mest känd för att vara Eminems bäste vän men var känd även innan dennes genombrott. Proofs största framgång kom 1999 då han vann en tävling i freestyle rap som anordnades av en av de största hiphoptidningarna, The Source. Proof träffade Eminem på Junior High när han delade ut flyers. Han frågade Eminem om denne hade lust att vara med på hans talangshow. Proof dog 11 april 2006, då han sköts i huvudet på klubben CCC Club.2010 gjorde Eminem en låt som handlar om Proof, Låtens namn är You're never over, och han nämner även Proof i ett flertal låtar på sitt album "Recovery".År 2004 skapade Eminem låten Like Toy Soldiers, som vanligen missuppfattas att handla om nära vännen och rap artisten Proof, men då låten i själva verket färdigställdes ungefär 1 år innan Proofs död är detta inkorrekt. Det budskapet som egentligen försöks få fram i låten handlar mer om den dåvarande våldsamma scenen, där han kände att alla dispyter som pågick hade gått överstyr då en dispyt möjligtvis tagit hans nära vän BugZ's (Karnail Paul Pitts) liv. Eminems vers i Yelawolfs låt Best Friend handlar även om Proof
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