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DeShaun Holton - better known as Proof - started out in Detroit's Hip Hop Shop, organizing freestyle tournaments. He later became a member of D12. He was a close friend of Eminem's, and also his hypeman. He is survived by his wife Sharonda, sons DeShaun Rice and Elija Abel, and daughter Katieva Walker.
R.I.P Proof
October 2, 1975 – April 11, 2006
Proof by joojimaphone April 28, 2006
D12 Rapper fatally shot in the head in a Detroit nightclub on Tuesday.
"According to police, evidence indicates 32-year-old Proof (born DeShaun Holton) fired the first round in Tuesday's fatal shootout inside the CCC Club, located along East Eight Mile Road in Detroit's East Side. But before he pulled the trigger, eyewitnesses claim, Proof pistol-whipped Keith Bender Jr., who fell to the floor, at which point police claim Proof shot him in the face. Proof was then fatally shot by another man — once in the back of the head and twice in the chest."
one of the best lyricists to come out of detroit. big part of D12. shot and killed outside a club recently. will be missed!
proof by RagnarP July 31, 2008
one of the best lyricists to come out of detroit. big part of D12. shot and killed outside a club recently. will be missed!
Proof by ngelksnfgl August 31, 2008
Rapper from D12. One of Eminem's best friends (he was the best man at Eminem's wedding). Shot dead on April 11, 2006 in Detroit outside of a club in a gun shooting.
Proof is now a deceased rapper to be remembered along with others such as 2pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Big L, and other D12 member Bugz.
Proof by Theodore Ko April 29, 2006
The term comes from the practice of adding gun powder to an alcoholic liquid and putting a match to it. If the powder ignited then the drink was "Proven". Now is used to show the alcohol content of a beverage. It is calculated by multiplying the % of alcohol in a drink by 2. Ergo, the max proof of an alcoholic drink is 200.
Despite the beers lower proof than the Everclear, if you beerbong 13, you still pass out.