This is the discography of American rapper Proof . It includes solo work as well as collaborative work with other groups.
This is the discography of American rapper Proof . It includes solo work as well as collaborative work with other groups.
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| Searching for Jerry Garcia |
| 65 |
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| Electric Coolaid: Acid Testing |
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| 23 Days of Hell (I Killed Spiderman) |
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| I Miss the Hip Hop Shop |
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| Make My Day (with DJ Butter) |
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| Luthaism (with DJ Exclusive) |
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| Grown Man Sh!t (with Salam Wreck) |
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| Hand 2 Hand: The Official Mixtape Instruction Manual |
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| 2300 Milez Between Seattle & Detroit (with Livio as Liv N Proof) |
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| Mayor of Detroit |
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| Time a Tell (with DJ Jewels Baby) |
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| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Searchin'" | 1995 | Non-album singles |
| "Anywhere" | 1996 | |
| "One, Two" | 2002 | Electric Coolaid: Acid Testing |
| "Gurls wit da Boom" | 2005 | Searching for Jerry Garcia |
| "M.A.D." (featuring Rude Jude) |
5 Elementz was Proof's first group which consisted of three local Detroit rappers; himself, Thyme & Mudd. Also known as 5 Ela, the group worked with Proof a lot in his early career, featuring on three tracks on his 1996 vinyl single "Searchin'". Proof was heavily featured on their first three group projects before focusing more of his attention on D12. The group continued to release music after Proof's departure, their latest project "...Will Be Televised" was released in 2008. The group showed signs of a reunion before Proof's death in 2006. Mudd was featured on the track "Slum Elementz" from Proofs 2005 album Searching For Jerry Garcia and the group recently collaborated on the track "5 Ela Reunion" which was recorded for Time A Tell.
| Year | Song | Other performer(s) | Album |
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| 1996 | "5 Ela" (Remix) | 5 Elementz, Slum Village, Frank-N-Dank | Slum Village - Fan-Tas-Tic Volume 1 |
| 1998 | "Don't Start None Won't Be None" | 5 Elementz | T. Stuckey Presents The Motor City Compilation |
| "Hip Hop Don't Stop" | 5 Elementz, Moody, Hip Hop G's | ||
| "Flava-TV Freestyle" | 5 Elementz | Live Freestyle | |
| "Power Of The Underground" | Dogmatic, 5 Elementz, King Gordy, Obie Trice, Strike, Paradime, Supa Emcee, Shim-E-Bango, Madd Kapp, Lil Ruck, Dirt Diggla, Undertaka, Wes Chill, P. Groove | Sick Notes - The Virus | |
| 2005 | "My Team" | 5 Elementz, Philpot, Bizarre | 5 Ela - Trademark Vinyl Single (Unreleased) |
| 2008 | "5 Ela" (Remix) (Demo Version) | 5 Elementz, Slum Village, Frank-N-Dank | T3s (Of Slum Village) Website |
| Year | Song | Other performer(s) | Album |
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| 2006 | "5 Ela Reunion" | 5 Elementz | Time A Tell |
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| 2002 | The Promatic LP |
| 2003 | Promatic Sampler |
| 2010 | So High |
| Year | Song | Other performer(s) | Album |
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| 2001 | "We Don't Like You" | Promatic | DJ Butter - Shit Happens |
| 2002 | "Process Of Elimination" | Promatic, Bizarre | DJ Butter - Dirty World |
| "We Here" | Swifty McVay, Raw Collection, Promatic | Raw Collection - Private Circle | |
| Why Real *****s Gotta Die | Promatic | Promatic Promo LP | |
| "Waffle House" | Promatic, JUS | ||
| "Tear This Bitch Up" (Original Version) | Promatic | Leaked | |
| "2 Way Jackin" | |||
| "Serious" (Remix) | Promatic, Eminem, Swifty McVay | Proof - One, Two Vinyl Single | |
| "Bounce Bitch" | Promatic, Sick Notes | DJ Butter & DJ King David - Murder City | |
| 2003 | "Back To Back" | Promatic, Obie Trice | Sick Notes - The Virus |
| 2007 | "Murdering You" | Promatic | Dogmatic - The Reality Show |
| "Thug Shit" | Promatic, J-Hill | ||
| 2008 | "Grand Theft Auto" | Promatic, Kuniva | Dogmatic - The Face Off |
| 2009 | "We Don't Like You" | Promatic, Obie Trice | Dogmatic - Like Coleman Young |
| Song | Other performer(s) | Album |
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| "So High" | Promatic, Guilty Simpson | Back Again |
| "Whuts Beef" | Promatic | - |
| "Why Do You Hate Me" | - | |
| "They Don't Care About Us" | Promatic, Madd Kapp | - |
| "The Kids" | Promatic | - |
| "Na Na" | - | |
| "Doe C Doe" | - | |
| "Come One Come All" | - | |
| "Grand Theft Auto (Original)" | Promatic, Kuniva | - |
Tony Louis Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek, is an American rapper and music producer from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli. His father is singer Willie Cottrell of the Willie Cottrell Band, whom Hi-Tek featured on his second album, Hi-Teknology 2.
Obie Trice III is an American rapper. He signed with fellow Detroit rapper Eminem's Shady Records, an imprint of Interscope Records in 2000 to release his first two albums, Cheers (2003) and Second Round's on Me (2006). Both peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200, while the former was supported by the singles "Got Some Teeth" and the Dr. Dre-produced "The Set Up ". Upon leaving the label, Trice formed his own record label, Black Market Entertainment to release his following albums, Bottoms Up (2012), The Hangover (2015) and The Fifth (2019).
D12 was an American hip hop collective from Detroit, Michigan. Formed in 1996, the group achieved mainstream success with its lineup of de facto leader Eminem, Proof, Bizarre, Mr. Porter, Kuniva and Swifty McVay.
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 rapper at Eminem's concerts.
Shady Records is an American record label founded by rapper Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg in 1999, following the commercially successful release of The Slim Shady LP that same year. The label's name comes from the last name of Eminem's alter ego, Slim Shady.
Cheers is the debut studio album by American rapper Obie Trice. It was released on September 23, 2003 by Shady Records and Interscope Records. Eminem served as the executive producer for this album. This album serves as his first release from Shady Records since being signed in 2000. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.
Second Round's on Me is the second studio album by American rapper Obie Trice. It was released on July 28, 2006 via Shady/Interscope Records, making his second and final studio album for the label. Recording sessions took place at 54 Sound in Ferndale, Live Wire Studios in Sacramento, SickNotes Lab in Oak Park, Barmitzvah Hall Studios in Century City, The Hit Factory Criteria and Living Proof Studios. Production was handled by Eminem, J. R. Rotem, Akon, Emile, Swinga, Trell, Witt & Pep, with co-producer Riggs Morales and additional producer Luis Resto. It features guest appearances from Trey Songz, 50 Cent, Akon, Big Herk, Brick & Lace, Eminem, Nate Dogg and Trick Trick.
Searching for Jerry Garcia is the only studio album by Detroit rapper and D12 member Proof. It was released on August 9, 2005, through his own independent label, Iron Fist Records. The album is named after Grateful Dead member Jerry Garcia, with its release date intentionally coinciding with the ten-year anniversary of Garcia's death.
Kevin Bell, professionally known as DJ Head, is a hip-hop producer and DJ from Detroit, Michigan. He's best known for producing and co-producing songs for Eminem, Xzibit, Jay-Z, D12, Valid, Obie Trice, Bizarre, and as Eminem's original touring deejay from 1997 to 2002.
Luis Edgardo Resto is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and keyboardist who has worked closely with rapper Eminem since his third major-label album The Eminem Show. He is of Puerto Rican descent and was raised in Garden City, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.
Marshall Bruce Mathers III, known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip-hop in Middle America and is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. His success is considered to have broken racial barriers to the acceptance of white rappers in popular music. While much of his transgressive work during the late 1990s and early 2000s made him a controversial figure, he came to be a representation of popular angst of the American underclass and has been cited as influencing many musical artists. His most successful songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 include "The Real Slim Shady", "Without Me", "Lose Yourself", "Not Afraid", "Love the Way You Lie", "The Monster", "Godzilla", and "Houdini".
Paul Rosenberg is an American talent manager and former entertainment attorney from Detroit, Michigan.
Big Herk is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan.
The discography of American rapper Obie Trice consists of two major-label studio albums, three independent albums, 15 singles, and four mixtapes. His major-label albums were released via Eminem's Shady/Interscope Records.
Antoine Raimon Rogers, better known by his stage name Bobby Creekwater, is an American rapper from Atlanta who is a former member of Shady Records.
Battle rap is a type of rapping performed between two or more performers that incorporates boasts, insults, wordplay and disses originating in the African-American community. Battle rap is often performed spontaneously, or freestyled, in live battles known as rap battles, where participants will compete on the same stage to see who has the better verses.
Jason Connoy, professionally known as MoSS, is a Canadian hip hop record producer from Toronto, Ontario.
Iron Fist Global LLC is an American hip hop record label, founded in 2004 by DeShaun 'Proof' Holton. Cleveland '1st Born' Hurd is the current president and chief executive officer of the label, Khalid El Hakim is the vice-president and chief operations officer.
Marvin Eugene O'Neal, known by his stage name Marv Won, is an American rapper and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. He is a member of the underground hip hop group, The Fat Killahz and rap duo Twin Towers. In 2021, he received a Detroit Music Award nomination for Outstanding Rap MC at the 30th Detroit Music Awards.