His friend, who wished to remain anonymous, was next to him, some of his blood catching on his shirt. One of them, bouncer Mario Etheridge, pulled out a gun and shot Holton four times in the head and chest/stomach area, he died immediately. He got into a fight with other customers at the CCC Club. Proof was at the CCC Club in Detroit, Michigan on Applaying pool with Kieth Bender, Jr. Proof's solo song "Ja In A Bra" from I Miss The Hip Hop Shop is a diss track aimed at Ja Rule. Proof has fueded with rappers such as Ja Rule, Royce da 5'9", Canibus, and the group Limp Bizkit. They only served 30 days in prison, bunking in the same cell, working out their "beef".Įarlier in his life, he was also arrested for shooting paintballs at unidentified individuals, along with Eminem and Champtown.
The two were arrested on the same charges at the same day. In 2004, DeShaun Holton was arrested for "public possession of firearm(s)" along with fueding rapper Royce da 5'9".
His last discography was LivNProof Mixtape: 2300 Milez Between Seattle & Detroit in 2006 with the rapper Livio. Proof recorded a track in 2006 with the rap group Twiztid called "How I Live" before his death. He also worked with a group called Promatic. Proof's last album before his death was his 2005 album Searching For Jerry Garcia. Proof released a mixtape called Mayor of Detroit with an appearence from Eminem.
He then released his first mainstream albuuum, I Miss The Hip Hop Shop in 2004, the same year Eminem released Encore and D12 released D12 World. Proof went solo in the mainstream in 2002 with the Electric Coolaid Acid Testing EP. Proof and Eminem were in D12 together, as well as good friends. Proof continued to appear in rap battles, signing up Eminem to battle at the "Rap Olympics" tournament in 1997, Eminem coming 2nd to MC Otherwize. He also worked with Eminem on his underground debut Infinite, appearing on the "W.E.G.O" skit and rapping the chorus on "Backstabber." Proof made his 1996 album Anything, with appearences from D12 members. Proof later on joined D12 in 1995, working with them on their debut The Underground EP. 5 Elementz released 3 albums with Proof as a members. He was also in a gorup called 5 Elementz or 5ela with Thyme and Mudd. In 1992, Proof joined the Detroit rap group Soul Intent which then consisted of Eminem, DJ Buttafingas, and Chaos Kid. Eminem and Proof playfully called each other "Doody". Holton took the name MC Proof and joined the rap group Soul Intent with Eminem. Holton met Marshall Mathers ( Eminem) during their teenage years outside his all black school and shared a love for hip hop music. Proof went to a private school before going to Osbourne High. Proof's father produced music for rock bands and underground groups before leaving the family at Proof's youth. Paak, White Gold, Skylar Grey, and Young M.A.DeShaun Holton was born on Octoand was raised by his single mother, Pepper Holton in Detroit, Michigan. The 20-track record features collaborations with late rapper Juice WRLD – who passed away last year at the age of 21- Ed Sheeran, Anderson. What’s more, ‘Godzilla’ – which is Eminem’s 10th UK number one single – achieved the rare feat of debuting at number one in the singles charts in its opening week, with only three songs doing so for the entirety of 2019. The 47-year-old rapper’s UK chart feat meant he extended his record-breaking run of consecutive number one albums, with ‘Music To Be Murdered By’ marking his 10th on top, as no other act in UK chart history has managed to land as many chart-topping albums in a row. But we don’t have anything written in stone just yet.” He said: “I don’t really have anything coming up next, to be honest, just working this album and whatever videos come along next. The ‘Stan’ rapper scored a UK chart double, topping both the Official Albums and Official Singles Charts with his surprise 11th studio album, ‘Music To Be Murdered By’, and scored his 10th number one on the Billboard 200 chart – and admitted he’s currently not thinking beyond promoting and releasing music videos for his latest record. It’s no surprise that the record rumor was false, as the rapper said himself recently that he doesn’t have anything in the pipeline.