Proof (rapper)

Proof
Proof performing in 2005
Background information
Birth name	DeShaun Dupree Holton
Also known as	Derty Harry
Born	(1973-10-02)October 2, 1973 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	April 11, 2006(2006-04-11) (aged 32) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper songwriter actor hype man
Years active	1992–2012
Labels	Iron Fist Shady Records
Formerly of	D12 5 Elementz Funky Cowboys Promatic Goon Sqwad

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.^[1]

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.

1. ↑ "Proof Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2022.