# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/proof
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:49:23.173Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/proof"
name: "Proof"
slug: "proof"
description: "DeShaun Dupree Holton, known professionally as Proof, was an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. During his career, he was a member of the groups 5 Elementz, Funky Cowboys, Promatic, Goon Sqwad, and D12. He was a close childhood friend of rapper Eminem, who also lived in Detroit. Proof was often a hype man at Eminem's concerts."
tagline: "American rapper (1973–2006)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ProofAug05.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1973-10-02"
deathDate: "2006-04-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           57.09
  momentum:             0
  historical:           24.26180533333333
  currentAttention:     19.48
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1146084/"
    handle:    "nm1146084"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "دليل (ممثل)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "دليل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81_(%D8%B1%D9%BE%D8%B1)"
    title: "پروف (رپر)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Proof"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof"
    title: "Proof"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Proof (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(Rapper)"
    title: "Proof (Rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(rapper)"
    title: "Proof (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(rapero)"
    title: "Proof (rapero)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Proof (räppar)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "پروف (رپر)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Proof"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(rappeur)"
    title: "Proof (rappeur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "פרוף (ראפר)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Proof (ռեփեր)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Proof"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(rapper)"
    title: "Proof (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95_(%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC)"
    title: "プルーフ (ラッパー)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "프루프 (래퍼)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Proof (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(rapper)"
    title: "Proof (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(raper)"
    title: "Proof (raper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(rapper)"
    title: "Proof (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Proof"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof"
    title: "Proof"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/04c1de39-1ac5-46f9-a395-e0fb556c23d9"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314597"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/337"
    title: "Proof"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump