D12 RAPPER Proof was shot to death last Tuesday morning at a Detroit club that was operating illegally after hours, according to the Detroit Free Press. The artiste, whose real name was DeShaun Holton, was 30. Another unidentified man was also shot and is in critical condition at Detroit’s St John Hospital. Proof rose to prominence alongside Eminem and other D12 members over the past five years, and even served as best man at Eminem’s January wedding, the Free Press reports. He also appeared in Eminem’s autobiographical film 8 Mile. Proof’s solo debut, Searching for Jerry Garcia, was released in August 2005 on his own Iron Fist label.
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