Proof : A legend

INTORDUCTION

The real name of of proof was DeShaun Dupree Holton. He was born in 2nd October 1973 and died a unnatural death on 11th April 2006. Better known as Proof was an American rapper and an actor from Detroit, Michigan. during his lifetime  he was a part of Goon Squad,5 Elementz, Promatic and D12. He was Eminem's childhood friend. In 2006 Proof was shot in the CCC club in Detroit.

  

CHILDHOOD.

His mom Pepper Holton raised him up single handily after his father McKinley Jackson who left in pursue to his musical career. Holton spend his childhood in warren, Michigan where he met his best friend Marshall Mathers (Eminem). 

   

MUSIC LIFE.

His first group was D12. In 2000 he was an hype man for Eminem in the Up in smoke tour featuring Eminem, Dr.Dre, Snoop Dogg. In 2001 he was seen in the devil's night in the D12 debut album Interscope records. He also appeared in 8 mile a film featuring Eminem and Xzibit. 

 SOLO WORK

He made his solo Album with the collaborations with 50 cents, Method Man, Nate Dogg, B-real , T3, Obie Trice, Eminem and D12. His first Solo album came up in the year 2005 August 9th "Searching for Jerry Garcia" but it was not successful. Shortly before his death he was seen in "How I Live" with Twizitid in the album Independent;s Day.

                      

DEATH.

In April 2006 Proof was shot by Mario Ethridge when Proof had shot his cousin Bender during an heated argument in a game of billiards. Proof had shot Bender in the head but he died only after a week. after seeing his cousin been fired Mario shot Proof four times, twice in the head and twice in the chest/stomach region. On April 12th 2006 he was buried in the fellowship Chapel in Detroit. There were 2,066 people mourning for DeShaun Dupree Holton. His death also affected Eminem so much that he sung two songs as a tribut to him namely Difficult and Like Toy Soldiers. 

   Eminem's words on Proof :- 

         

"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