Proof from D12 has seen the rights to his music finally revert back to his family, nearly 20 years after his death.
His former manager, Mark Hicks, revealed in a chat with The Hoodsmokers Podcast, that his family will start benefiting financially from his music.
He said: “The one thing that fans can feel really happy about is that Proof’s eldest son and his wife, they’ve got a lock back on his catalogue and his estate. When you stream on Spotify or YouTube, know that his children and his wife are over it.”
Hicks also revealed that now the rights situation is sorted, music from Proof’s vault will start to be released: “They’ve got it in control now. It was so many years that it was like, this person had it, that person had it. It was like playing Whac-A-Mole. You didn’t know who had it. It’s so many people that have albums hid. They were about to just die with that shit, because most motherfuckers be like, ‘Oh, I’m just gonna wait for the right time to put it out.’ Thank the heavens that his oldest son is overseeing everything.”
Hicks followed up with an Instagram post confirming that Proof will feature on the soundtrack to Eminem’s documentary, Stans.
He wrote: “Not to be redundant but I have so many people call, text or email me in concern about the Big Proof music estate UPDATE: in this last year FINALLY Proof’s wife (my sister Sharonda) & his children have control of his estate so now enjoy his only official album ‘Searching for Gerry Garcia’ his compilations ‘I Miss The Hip Hop Shop’, ‘Grown Man Shit’ on streaming sites + YouTube across the world. Plus, Proof has 2 new songs on the Eminem ‘Stans’ documentary soundtrack that comes out on August 26th, 2025.”
Proof’s son, Nasaan, followed in his father’s footsteps in becoming a rapper and in the past hinted at collaborating with Eminem.
He said last year: “We got some shit, we got some stuff. He sent me some stuff. I don’t want to speak on it too much — I be getting in trouble when I talk about they stuff. I ain’t gonna speak on it.”
