DeShaun Holton - better known as Proof - started out in Detroit's Hip Hop Shop, organizingfreestyle 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.
"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."
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.
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.