Log In · Register

 
[R.I.P. Proof 1975-2006]
*Statistik*
post Apr 11 2006, 01:10 PM
Post #1





Guest
QUOTE
Hip Hop has lost another soldier. D12 rapper and longtime friend of Eminem, Proof, was shot and killed this morning at a Detroit club called 3C, located on the city's famed Eight Mile. Proof, born Deshaun Holton, was announced dead on arrival at Conner Creek Medical Center just after 5 a.m. He was thirty years old.

Police were called to the scene in early this morning after reports of gunfire and fighting at the venue, which was operating illegally after-hours. Another unidentified, thirty-five-year-old man was also shot, and is listed in critical condition. An investigation into the incident is underway.

Proof was among the most revered MCs in Detroit and befriended fellow Motor City rapper Eminem before joining Em's rap troupe D12. Proof went on to make a brief appearance in Em's hit biopic, 8 Mile, and was ever-present in the courtroom in 2001, when Eminem was battling gun charges. Proof also served as the best man at the superstar rapper's wedding to his on-and-off love Kim Mathers last January.

"Me and Eminem have wonderful chemistry, and we have wonderful songs," the rapper told Rolling Stone last summer while on the all-star hip-hop Anger Management 3 tour.

This is the second shooting involving a member of Eminem's entourage in three months: Rapper Obie Trice was shot and injured on New Year's Eve while driving on Detroit's Lodge Freeway.

Early last year, Eminem released a video for "Like Toy Soldiers," off his last studio album, 2004's Encore, that slammed violence in the hip-hop community. In the clip, Proof is shot, and Eminem sits in the hospital waiting room as doctors try to revive his friend.

Proof released his solo debut, Searching for Jerry Garcia, last summer on his independent label Iron Fist Records. "It's a long time coming," he said. "I'm very nervous because of the perception of the group we run with -- there's a lot of pressure."


cry.gif
 
2 Pages V   1 2 >  
 Start new topic
Replies (1 - 26)
*Zamunda*
post Apr 11 2006, 01:18 PM
Post #2





Guest
RIP Proof.
 
Kunta_Kinte
post Apr 11 2006, 01:30 PM
Post #3


Senior Member
***

Group: Member
Posts: 53
Joined: Apr 2006
Member No: 393,011
He was too young.
 
AngryBaby
post Apr 11 2006, 05:45 PM
Post #4


L!ckitySplit
*******

Group: Member
Posts: 4,325
Joined: Apr 2005
Member No: 129,329
so, wait when exactly did this happen?
 
*Statistik*
post Apr 11 2006, 06:00 PM
Post #5





Guest
I'm guessing last night
 
AngryBaby
post Apr 11 2006, 06:01 PM
Post #6


L!ckitySplit
*******

Group: Member
Posts: 4,325
Joined: Apr 2005
Member No: 129,329
yeah, cuz thats wierd that eminem made proof play like he was getting shot in that video...

final destination shit.
 
Respudious
post Apr 11 2006, 06:04 PM
Post #7


Member
**

Group: Member
Posts: 20
Joined: Apr 2006
Member No: 392,699
Not that weird, rappers get shot all the time.
 
AngryBaby
post Apr 11 2006, 06:05 PM
Post #8


L!ckitySplit
*******

Group: Member
Posts: 4,325
Joined: Apr 2005
Member No: 129,329
i mean irony
 
*Statistik*
post Apr 11 2006, 06:09 PM
Post #9





Guest
QUOTE(Respudious @ Apr 11 2006, 7:04 PM) *
Not that weird, rappers get shot all the time.


wow you are an idiot
 
buckfuddy
post Apr 11 2006, 08:19 PM
Post #10


Senior Member
***

Group: Member
Posts: 78
Joined: Jan 2006
Member No: 345,671
cant believe it. rip
 
jue
post Apr 11 2006, 08:22 PM
Post #11


Senior Member
******

Group: Member
Posts: 2,881
Joined: Apr 2005
Member No: 132,134
i was never a fan of the hip pop world, but i've been hearing about like shootings all over the news. And to see it happen to someone so young is sad.

R.i.P
 
berry_lickable
post Apr 11 2006, 08:53 PM
Post #12


trust me, im fightin temptations.
*****

Group: Member
Posts: 399
Joined: Mar 2005
Member No: 120,414
r.i.p proof sad.gif this some sad sh*t
 
Chii
post Apr 11 2006, 09:17 PM
Post #13


dakishimetainoni...
*******

Group: Staff Alumni
Posts: 4,322
Joined: Dec 2004
Member No: 75,318
QUOTE(Statistik @ Apr 11 2006, 7:09 PM) *
wow you are an idiot

Please don't bash other members.

I read about Proof's death this morning. I couldn't believe it when I read the article title. It's so horrible, it must really suck for Eminem they were really close and he just filed for divorce like a few days ago or something.
 
xTINAA
post Apr 11 2006, 09:45 PM
Post #14


hello : )
*******

Group: Official Member
Posts: 4,227
Joined: Apr 2004
Member No: 13,139
Rest In Peace.

I heard about this on MTV news but I believe they said it happened a few days ago or something, not last night. But I could have heard wrong.
 
blucheri
post Apr 12 2006, 08:11 PM
Post #15


GANGSTA-FIED
*****

Group: Member
Posts: 464
Joined: Mar 2005
Member No: 108,643
R.I.P Proof. aka Dirty Harry I truely loved u. but right now I really wanna know what is Eminem at this. and how is he coping witht he situation. I know proof was his best friend.

cry.gif
 
*My Cinderella.*
post Apr 12 2006, 08:13 PM
Post #16





Guest
This is so sad. People were never meant to die so young. R.I.P Proof.
 
imnoxonesmemory
post Apr 13 2006, 04:24 AM
Post #17


Senior Member
****

Group: Member
Posts: 192
Joined: Apr 2006
Member No: 393,426
R.I.P Proof.
it's really sad, he was too young.
I wonder whether D12 will go ahead with their new album
 
Tribal J_Rome
post Apr 13 2006, 04:27 AM
Post #18


wut wut in the butt?
******

Group: Human
Posts: 2,108
Joined: Sep 2005
Member No: 227,723
Damn, according to MTV he was supposed to release a mixtape cd this week too...
 
d0t0rg
post Apr 13 2006, 08:46 AM
Post #19


Senior Member
****

Group: Member
Posts: 185
Joined: Jul 2005
Member No: 179,636
He was nothing special, but rest in peace.
 
Hiphop d[-_-]b
post Apr 13 2006, 09:36 AM
Post #20


Bay Area YadadaDiiiig.
*******

Group: Official Member
Posts: 4,249
Joined: Feb 2005
Member No: 103,202
He also had a wife and 5 children. Hope his family & friends are coping with it all.
I heard as well about his mixtape that was supposed to come out this week

At first I thought it could be a media stunt to get his sales up, but i'd hate to think people fake death for money and fame and other things.


R.I.P
 
Paradox of Life
post Apr 13 2006, 11:31 AM
Post #21


My name's Katt. Nice to meet you!
*******

Group: Member
Posts: 3,826
Joined: Jan 2005
Member No: 93,674
QUOTE(Respudious @ Apr 11 2006, 6:04 PM) *
Not that weird, rappers get shot all the time.


And I'm sure if you got mauled to death by someone on the street, everyone would say, "Not that weird, idiots get attacked all the time."
QUOTE
Proof also served as the best man at the superstar rapper's wedding to his on-and-off love Kim Mathers last January.

That's sooo sad. cry.gif RIP.
 
ecargnmyst
post Apr 13 2006, 12:51 PM
Post #22


Senior Member
******

Group: Member
Posts: 1,584
Joined: Dec 2004
Member No: 70,748
cry.gif RIP.. its really sad he had to die so young...it seems that he still had so many dreams and goals to accomplish =\
it is ironic.. toy soldiers was very moving..i saw him in it..but i didnt know he was Proof =\
 
scenekidsgo__raw...
post Apr 13 2006, 02:12 PM
Post #23


Senior Member
***

Group: Member
Posts: 60
Joined: Apr 2006
Member No: 391,531
Peace on Earth, man. Peace on Earth. D;
 
xmkaex
post Apr 14 2006, 01:12 AM
Post #24


Senior Member
*****

Group: Member
Posts: 643
Joined: May 2005
Member No: 146,564
rest in peace.

i heard on the radio that they found out the guy that shot him. i think it was a bouncer.
 
Tribal J_Rome
post Apr 14 2006, 03:35 AM
Post #25


wut wut in the butt?
******

Group: Human
Posts: 2,108
Joined: Sep 2005
Member No: 227,723
^It was the bouncer's cousin. Supposedly Proof shot the bouncer first and the bouncer's cousin shot Proof.
 
starlette
post Apr 14 2006, 04:10 AM
Post #26


RAWR.
******

Group: Member
Posts: 2,585
Joined: Feb 2005
Member No: 102,641
this is why we dont play with guns kids. I hate that. Yeah i think its a real shame he was shot, but its not like he was assasinated on stage or in the airport. You know he was startin or participating in some mess. Ugh. Its so frustrating. Stop with the violence people. Have a little respect for youself and your family!
 
lanbexx
post Apr 14 2006, 06:52 AM
Post #27


我爱台妹,台妹爱我
*****

Group: Member
Posts: 877
Joined: Sep 2004
Member No: 52,340
yea. RIP proof.



... too bad youre paraded as the victim and not the man who deserved it.
 
« Next Oldest · Music · Next Newest »
 

2 Pages V   1 2 >
Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 

Display Mode: Switch to: Standard · Linear+ · Switch to: Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic