Proof: Biography

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Birth Name:

Deshaun Holton

Born:

Oct 2, 1975 in Detroit, MI

Died:

Apr 11, 2006 in Detroit, MI

Genres:

Rap & Hip-Hop Music, Gangsta and Hardcore Rap Music

Decades Active:

2000's

Though Proof first rose to national prominance as a part of the D-12 posse, he'd actually been quite successful on his own prior to Eminem's breakthrough in the early 2000s. Most notably, he won ~The Source's 1999 Unsigned Hype award and came close to winning the 1998 Blaze Battle. In 2001, his profile soared with the release of Devil's Night, D-12's debut album for Interscope, and its heavily aired radio hit, "Purple Pills." The following year, Proof collaborated with Dogmatic for the Promatic album and joined Eminem's ~Anger Management tour in support of the release.

- Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide