went on to state that an intoxicated Proof pushed him out of the way, reached for his gun and fired once into the air. Keith Bender then came from behind and started attacking Proof, trying to get the weapon out of his hand. Etheridge then came over and started shooting in the direction of Proof and Bender, killing both men. In 2008, Welsh singer/songwriter Jem dedicated the song "You Will Make It" to the memory of Proof (listed under his birth name DeShaun Holton) on her second album Down to Earth. In the liner notes, she said "For your families and friends and for all those who experienced the tragedy of sudden loss". In early 2009, Jem revealed "The track is about losing someone and I wrote it the day after his friend Proof was murdered. I was in Detroit with Eminem's friends, who I happened to be recording with, when it happened". Eminem eulogized his friend with the unreleased track "Difficult", which leaked to the public in 2010. Eminem further eulogized Proof on Recovery with "You're Never Over". Eminem has since mentioned Proof in a number of songs, including "Going Through Changes","Cinderella Man", "Deja Vu", "Walk on Water", "Believe", "Arose", "Stepping Stone", "Venom" and "Zeus". Discography Anywhere EP (1996) Electric Coolaid Acid Testing EP (2002) I Miss the Hip Hop Shop (2004) Searching for Jerry Garcia (2005) With D12 The Underground EP (1997) Devil's Night (2001) D12 World (2004) With Funky Cowboys Livin' Proof: Funky Cowboys Vol 1 (2017) (Recorded in 1996) Livin' Proof: Funky Cowboys Vol 2 (2018) (Recorded in 1996/1997) Filmography Videography "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number" (1995), extra "The Real Slim Shady" (2000), extra "Shit on You" (2000) "Purple Hills" (2001) "Fight Music" (2001) "Rap Name" – Obie Trice (2002), extra "Superman" – Eminem (2002) extra "In Da Club" – 50 Cent (2003) extra "Git Up" (2004) "My Band" (2004) "40 Oz" (2004) "How Come" (2004) "U R the One" (2004) "Like Toy Soldiers" (2005) – acting as Bugz "Mockingbird" (2005) – Archive footage "Punk'd" Season 4, Episode 8 (2005) "Ass Like That" – Eminem (2005) "Rockstar" – Bizarre (2005) "Welcome 2 Detroit" (2005), extra "Gurls Wit Da Boom" (2005) "Walk on Water" (2017) - Archive footage See also List of murdered hip hop musicians List of homicides in Michigan References Further reading External links 1973 births 2006 deaths 2006 murders in the United States