What happened to Proof the rapper?

What happened to Proof the rapper?

That toast would be one of the pair’s last shared moments. Proof, whose real name was Deshaun Holton, died early Tuesday morning after being shot in the head at a club on Detroit’s Eight Mile Road, a thoroughfare he and Eminem made famous to rap fans.

How did Proof meet Eminem?

Proof went to a private school before going to Osbourne High. Holton met Marshall Mathers (Eminem) during their teenage years outside his all black school and shared a love for hip hop music. Holton took the name MC Proof and joined the rap group Soul Intent with Eminem.

Was Proof Eminem’s best friend?

Eminem had lost the best friend he had ever known, the only person who had stood by him since his teens, his right-hand man both on and off-stage. DeShaun Dupree Holton, aka P, Big Proof, Proof or Derty Harry [sic], died at 4.30am on 11 April at the age of 32.

What did Eminem say at proofs funeral?

“Proof, he loved people, and people loved him. He was just a people magnet. When you first met him, you wanted to know more about him,” said Eminem, who wore a black suit and occasionally wiped his eye as he stood by the gold-colored casket. “Without Proof, there would be no Eminem, no Slim Shady and no D12.