(1973-2006)
He is one of Detroit'
s most amazing and creative emcees. Formerly known on the Detroit scene as Maximum, the artist also had many aliases such as Derty Harry,
Big Proof, Proof, Oil Can Harry.
Mainly known as
Eminem's hype man and a member of the D12 group, Deshaun Holton has a lot of underground
work with many Detroit artists at his active, such as 5ELA, Dogmatic, Iron Fist artists etc...
Proof s best known CDs are I Miss The Hip Hop Shop, Grown Man Shit, Promatic and Searching For Jerry Garcia.
The artist has also worked with mainstream artist such as
50 Cent and B Real of Cypress Hill, for instance.
Unfortunately, his promising career was cut
short when he was fatally shot at the infamous CCC Club in Detroit on April the 11th, 2006 over an argument.
