The D12 rapper allegedly shot a fellow clubgoer at the Detroit haunt CCC and was shot and killed by a bouncer who was related to Proof's shooting victim. A local prosecutor later ruled that the bouncer was acting in his cousin's defense and did not face murder charges.
In "Difficult," Em paints a portrait of Proof as a peaceful person who wouldn't have resorted to violence unnecessarily. The leaked track isn't the first time Shady has turned to music to eulogize his late friend.
His final resting place is beautiful - more a park than a collection of gravestones, complete with lush, manicured foliage, a pond, ducks and geese.
The coffin was opened for his nearest and dearest to see him once more. They kissed his cheek or forehead and said their last goodbyes, as a flock of white doves was released in his honour. Afterwards, they gathered at the Good Life Lounge, to do what more than a few felt would be his wish for them that day - to have a party. A huge D-town soul-food spread was laid out: barbeque, mashed potatoes, greens, mac and cheese, biscuits. The occasion was grim, but Proof's legacy prevailed - he had brought everyone together once more, and the lust for living that informed his life was tangible.
As the night wore on and the dance floor filled, songs like D12's 'Purple Pills' later re-titled 'Purple Hills' and Proof's solo work inspired hoots, hollers, and the joyous spraying of beer. Proof was about to introduce me and he looked at me for a while and said, "What's your name? Your real name, no gimmicks. He gave me my name. He did all that shit, man. He was the pioneer of Detroit hip-hop music. Mike D, manager of St. Andrew's Hall, knew Proof for years and saw money and fame have little effect on him.
He recalled the night not long ago when Proof drove up to the club in a new BMW - a gift from Eminem. You know I don't care about material shit. He didn't care what kind of band was on, he just wanted to see the music. He used to take my entire staff at St. Andrew's out to breakfast when he'd be there at closing time.
I'm talking 30, 50 people - all of the employees, the DJs, everyone. Over the course of the night of the wake, within many circles of conversation, talk inevitably turned to the circumstances of Proof's death. Those who knew Proof were quick to point out how he rolled: he liked to drink and when necessary, had no problem throwing a punch. But he was no gun-toting killer. Proof's police record best tells the tale: it reveals several tickets for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct, including an incident in which he swung at a police officer.
None of his run-ins with the law involved weapons. Proof was a man with many sides - warm and charming, mischievous and sly, sometimes a brawler, but never a gang-banging braggart. A close friend who was at the CCC but asked to remain anonymous has his own version of what went down that night. A few minutes later, he was deposited outside the club's back door, his jewellery and money gone.
There is much left unanswered about the circumstances surrounding Proof's death. This incident is a senseless tragedy that should inspire change, not blame. In the end, ballistic science will reveal whether the bullet that killed Keith Bender was shot from the same gun that killed DeShaun Holton. If that is the case, perhaps the city of Detroit and the rest of America will search beyond the knee-jerk headlines that portrayed Proof as the gun-slinging thug who killed the war hero.
If the initial reports are true, perhaps, in time, how he died will not obscure how he lived. When the dust settles, Proof should be seen truthfully, as the authentic voice of Detroit that he was: complex, angry, sarcastic, earnest, loyal, and proud of his roots.
He should be remembered as the artist that he was - a man consumed with supporting the place that weaned him; a man, who was, ultimately, consumed by the very same. When KRS-One penned 'Stop The Violence' in response to the shooting of his partner Scott La Rock he ushered in what, in retrospect, looks like hip hop's age of chivalry, with gunplay largely confined to the records rappers made.
A decade later Black Star re-worked the song as 'Definition', with the chorus 'one, two, three, it's kinda dangerous to be an MC', in response to the murders of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur.
Some label owners Death Row's Suge Knight the most notorious have been forced to deny murdering their own artists, while some stars are becoming victims of their own entourage: Lil' Kim was jailed for perjury last year after claiming her 'magic sunglasses' prevented her seeing her friends exchange shots with a rival rap crew outside New York radio station Hot The days when KRS could claim 'real bad boys move in silence' seem like a quaint relic of a bygone time.
Proof positive. The murder last month of Eminem's closest friend, the rapper Proof, has been dismissed as just another hip-hop slaying by the Detroit press. In a special investigation, Anthony Bozza, the only journalist with access to the artist's inner circle, reveals the truth about his life and revisits the events of that fateful night. The title is derived from 8 Mile Road, the highway between the predominantly black city of Detroit and the largely white suburban communities to the north.
With the long passage of time in the chronicles of music release, one thing has remained the same, the relationship between Obie Trice , Eminem and Interscope Records. On April 11, , Proof was shot three times by Mario Etheridge, once in the head and twice in the chest, after a dispute broke out during a game of billiards on 8 Mile Road in Detroit, Michigan.
Porter is now most notably seen as a hype man in Eminem 's live shows, replacing fellow D12 member Proof who died in In a case of life imitating art, Proof himself was shot and killed on April 11, , after an altercation broke out at a nightclub in Detroit, Michigan.
Since , Eminem 's hiatus and the death of Proof resulted in them being less active in subsequent years. On August 31, , Eminem released a song titled "Stepping Stone" on his tenth studio album Kamikaze announcing that D12 has officially disbanded.
The Shelter is a music venue in Detroit, Michigan. It is located below Saint Andrew's Hall at E. Congress St. A venue of the same name is featured in the film 8 Mile.
Along its most impoverished sections, Eight Mile Road has, for several decades, been a destitute, dangerous strip of suffering businesses and broken windows. It's still a main artery for commuters and area residents —more than 1, businesses call Eight Mile home. Eminem was undoubtedly the star of "8 Mile," but Craig G played a crucial part in the blockbuster film.
The veteran Queens, N. In the interview, Eminem also revealed why he skipped the Oscars , where he won best original song. At the time, the rapper didn't think the film Academy really understood his music, nor did he understand the best-original-song category. Eminem Luis Resto Jeff Bass.
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