Proof

XXL takes a look at every rapper that Eminem name-drops on his new Music to Be Murdered By - Side B (Deluxe Edition) album.

Their music lives on.

Here are the best albums from 2005.

XXL takes a look at the 23 best radio freestyles in rap history.

From Lil Wayne's Tha Carter II to 50 Cent's The Massacre, 2005 gave birth to plenty of respected rap releases.

Tim Westwood shared a gem.

It's officially Libra season.

A freestyle featuring Eminem and his late friend and collaborator Proof has been unearthed. It originally appeared on Tim Westwood's show in London in 1999.

Live performances in hip-hop are a shaky subject to discuss, often resulting in conflicting opinions of what a “good” show actually consisted of. Where one rapper will orchestrate an entire production with their live shows—making them as cinematic as possible—another artist will stand on stage with a mic yelling, with their hype men friends yelling as well. Truth be t...

Today would have marked the 40th birthday of Eminem's hype man and D12 member, Proof. Real name DeShaun Holton, Proof was a permanent staple of Detroit's underground rap scene in the 1990s. Rising to prominence with the Detroit rap collective, D12, Proof made a name for himself as a battle rapper in Detroit, earning early recognition as a rapper in The Source's famed "Unsigned Hype" col

R.I.P. to a Detroit rap veteran.