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R.I.P Proof

Author: Jack Tregoning
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
D12 crew member and solo MC Proof, aka Big Proof aka Derty Harry aka DeShaun Holton, was tragically gunned down outside the CCC nightclub on Detroit’s 8 Mile Road. Police reported an altercation at the club resulted in Proof and another unidentified person being shot in the head. The rapper died before he arrived at the hospital. Police are still searching for the gunman.

As a key member of D12 and Eminem’s right-hand man, Proof emerged as a versatile and accomplished artist in his own right. He recently dropped his debut solo LP, Searching For Jerry Garcia, to a solid critical reception. Not content to rest on the crutch of Shady/Aftermath, the MC established his own Iron Fist Records. He had just returned to Detroit after a promotional tour of Australia. Hip-hop has lost an artist whose full potential was yet to be realised.

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