Yep Proof was the glue that held D12 together, Eminem would have never gone through that weird ass stage where all his songs had a different accent in them. RIP a legend Proof!
Notice how Eminems first rap was pretty sad and detailed how bad his life was, then Proof switches the mood by rapping about them together being "harder than Alcatraz", and then Em slowly starts smiling more and more during the session and in the end raps about doing an interview in the nude. He practically lost a brother when Proof died.
I always tought i was the only one who see that video that way.. i remember watchin this video on 2007 or something when Yt was not even that big and was like finding gold, when i first watched i noticed how eminem was about to rap in a "bad vibe" kinda negative..and proof noticed and switched with such ease and using words from the heart. Sry for my english.
I love how they can interupt eachother and not take it personally even though they were trying to keep their rhyme going. Must be why they are so good at thinking on the spot
Mutual respect and collaborative experience between two real artists who happen to also be friends. RIP PROOF nigga he a wolf, get your whole roof, caved in, like reindeer hooves...
Probably every night...he said that the best lyricist he ever met was proof...he probably watches it a lot for motivation to keep going hard every time cause proof came up with him he was basically his brother. Just Rap itself reminds him of proof.
When he lost Proof... He lost a big piece of his joy, that he never got back. We never saw THIS smile again. Millions of dollars couldn't bring it back... International fame and reccognition, couldn't bring it back... His love for Dre and 50, couldn't bring it back... Even his massive love for Haley, couldn't bring it back. ~ Respect to Proof... Rest easy Legend. 💔💜❣️🙏
Proof was a murderer. He shot a man in the head during an argument at a bar. If he had lived through the retaliation shooting from a bouncer, he'd have been tried and likely convicted of 2nd degree murder. Stop glorifying scumbags.
Something about the regular car, the fun atmosphere, the bad quality of the video, and the immaculate freestyles. Doesn't get much more hip hop than this.
So sad that he never been lookin happy after proof died. They were true brothers. My cousin got killed way too early. pretty much my brother cuz we lived together all our lives. He taught me to freestyle back in the prime this is exactly how I look at us. Smiling and rappin our fuckin heads off. He had the maddest lyrics too. Wish I could show these mf rhymes to the world
These Are The Lyrics To Our Song --------------------------------------------------------- Yo Yo I'll Start It Off First Yo Yo My Name Is Slim Shady His Name Is Called Proof Yo We Used To Have A Roof Upon My House And Now We Had A Mouse Made Of Cheese Out Of A Fridge I Didn't Want To Admit That I Was Going Well Fans When I Was 3 Plus When I Was 4 My Mother Used To Leave She Used To Always Slam The Door And Say Good Bye Good Bye Marshall I'm Leaving I'm Single And Right Now I'm Going To Mingle At Bingo Yeah See You Later Alligators What She Said But Now I'll Always Stay In The House And Freeze Till I'm Dead Cause It Was Cold In Side The House We Never Had No Heat Yo Proof Used To Come Walking Up Right Up The Street And Like Yo What Up Damn How You Doing I Used To Be Like Yeah Man It's Good To See You At The Door But My Life Is Ruined My Mum Just Left ( True ) She Left My Brother Nate And I Hate The Fact That We Never Had No Food On Our Plate So Then Proof Said What Up Damn Yo So I Said Proof Won't You Come In Yeah Come In What Time Is That ? Take Flowing Cash Catering Gonna Blast Together Take It Out Of The Trash Spitting Bars Problems Throwing Cars Yeah Cause It's Me And One Man Company And White Dre With Black And White White Nouakchott And Black Emily They Can't Septemberly
THIS is so real and probably the best time they ever had together cyphering without the bullshit money. THIS how you find you for an mcee and thats brotherly love sessions. Nothing else matters on a day like this.
"Nothing else matters on a day like this" Man, I couldn't have said it better. Some of my best memories as a kid or young man were those spontaneous cyphers, just me and my friends kicking it on a lazy day. That's a kind of love I will always appreciate hip hop for giving me.
Omg this was the most heartwarming video I've seen of Em & Proof..The way they just bonded... That smile on Em's face..the fact that he raps about Proof in almost all of his songs. So fucking sad💔
"You remember that rhyme" gets me everytime. You can tell these two just bonded over writing bars and spitting with each other growing up and that pushed them to write better. It wasn't a competition to be better than the other it was wanting to write something that you know the other guy would love.
proof being so ... fluid with it... a man truly comfortably with his flow dancing and understanding how ems flow worked... beautiful. Love watching this, two flow dancers that could dance together ... one of my dreams is more of this.
@@Musicienne-DAB1995 watching proof in the studio recently, an older video, but... that man could dance on that flow! seeing Em and him riff it. Comfortable is an understatement, they breathed it. Seeing this, it's easy to see why. I think the thing we have to consider, often, is those commenting might not even be able to hear or see what we do. Kudos to you, 100%
97-99 was so fun to me. this reminds me of me and my friends sitting in our cars messing around listening to rap and smoking weed.life goes by so fast, it was only 3 years, but felt like 20. I miss my friends from back then so much.
"If Proof could see me now, I know he'd be proud Somewhere in me deep down, there's something in me he found That made him believe in me, now no one can beat me now You try, it'll be them doors on Dre's Phantom, believe me clowns"
Always smiling through this whole freestyle. It just makes me so happy and warms my heart. You can see that this was true friendship and that they brought light into each other’s lives even in the darkest times.
These clips of Eminem and proof.. you can really see the inspiration for 8 mile. This reminds me of the scene when Rabbit and Future rapping about his mum/her boyfriend outside the trailer to Sweet Home Alabama
Lyrics: (proof’s verses were harder to understand because he’s further away from the camera, feel free to correct mistakes) Eminem: Yo I’ll start start it off yo yo My name is Shady/His name is Proof, yo We used to have a roof up on my house But now we had a mouse that ate the cheese outta the fridge Didn’t want to admit want that I was on welfare when I was three Plus when I was four / my mother used to leave She used to always slam the door and say “goodbye, goodbye Marshal, I’m leaving/I’m single and right now I’m going to mingle at bingo” Yeah, “see ya later, alligators” what she said Then I would stay at house freezin’ till I’m dead Cause it was cold inside the house/We ain’t never had no heat Yo Proof used to come walking up, right up, the street He’d be like “yo, what up Em? How you doin?” I used to be like “yeah man, it’s good to see you dog, but my life’s ruined My mom just left, she left my brother Nate/and I hate / the fact we never had no food on the plate” So then Proof said, “yo, what up Em?” Yo, so I said “Proof won’t you come in?” Proof: Yeah Yeah/ come in up top for that (??) We tango in cash Came to mingle and blast together Tougher than Alcatraz / Prison bars Driving /Foreign cars Yes, it’s me and my main compadre Black or white /White and ivory and black Ebony They can’t step to me Weaponry is heavenly They can’t see us in 313 vicinity Ay yo Em Hi, hi, hi, hi Eminem: Ha, Ha, Ha I’ll comin’ like ha ha I’m ill like, nah, nah And you’re one that see me / And I’m I’ll / with the skill and I am frail (??) / and I always keep it real When I feel my garage back after it just got burned down / Sorry that my parents weren’t always around But it was really hateful growin’ up/But now I’m blowin’ up So it don’t matter Every show I do /I’m always showing up to the club drunk as @#$!fuck Drunk as what? Can’t say that on MTV / But remember when little old wimpy me / Would always penny pee on MTV Now you can’t see me (laughing) I know you ‘member that rhyme Ay wait a minute, yo check it out I’m about to flatline Pas the mic back to Proof / Cause we get loose / We drink gin and juice Sip it/ cause we always raise the roof. Proof: Ay yo ay yo, / We all up in your sight like cataracts Me and Em tag team With any y’all on this battle rap (?) See us next time, we spittin’ (?) on your Cadillac How do you like that? Slim, you down like a batter whacks Em: I’m down like a battle act / I got a fatter rack to smash / And i'm smashing cataracts Cause ‘em cadillacs that I be drivin’/While I’m high on vivarin Now you can’t see me Cause I’m reviving and surviving/In the D, every single day in Detroit/If rappers want to step to me They better get to the point Cause they don’t understand the way that I do it To fluid I be spittin’/ is never written/Cause I’m always bitten Proof: Ay yo we make your neck snap like a snare pop We’re fresh and they’re Both: Not!! So give it up don’t even do this/You’re whack In fact you get flatlined /you need practice You’re stinky like a cactus Nah, you’re not a guy/ you’re an actress Fact is - Em: Here’s my address! This is my own address! On, called, on a street called Dresden Yo, dead presidents is what I’m resurrectin’ Gotta say what’s up to what’s up to Desmond And JOB But yo, they don’t help me Do a thing They never did When I was a clever kid rhymin’ I always used to go to school and then climb in The back baseball diamond Proof: (I have no idea what the beginning of this is) We’re doin’ and interview In a minute or two We’re goin’ enter in you Em: In the nude / When we intrude Don’t mean to be rude / But yo, what’s up dude? What up MTV? / How you doing Kurt (?) How you doin’ everybody else In the world? You’re getting hurt/By this freestyle That I be coming up with / Erupting And kick your mother in the tummy / In the stomach Proof: Ay yo, ay yo / And all this we just done is freestyle Uh, uh uh / Don’t touch that Both: DIAL!! Em: Hold it right there I’m your worst nightmare Wipin’ diapers on my highchair When I was this big / Now I’m still bigger But I’m skinny like twig Skinny little white boy / Growin’ up / I like noise I spike blunts and light joints (?) Proof: Ay yo Everybody look for us to follow We thrust the bottle / Thrust the throttle/Bust the bottle / Over your head Slim get down just like Cus D’Amato Ya guts is hollow / Back up / For Em Em: And all them whack MCs step in to me You say yeah (?) Just remember that i hate you / and know I can’t stand you Bye-bye
I’m down like a battle act I got a fatter ax to smash an I’m smashin cataracts because of cadillacs that I be drivin when I be high off fuckin vivarin now you can’t see me because I’m revivin an survivin in the d every single day in Detroit if rappers wanna step to me they better get to the point cause they don’t understand the way that I do it the fluid that I be spittin is never written cause I’m always bitten
The part u that u put a question mark and wrote custom model he was sayin cus damato dont think i spelt it right but he is mike tysons coach and father
He Savin his smile for those who most likely deserve it, some people are not big smilers,relatable,constantly asked,what are you mad about, I always would say, nothin until you asked me why I look pissed,just because I don't wanna smile..... CONSTANTLY.
Proof was not only Ems friend but also his brother and father figure in my opinion. Knowing how em has been after proof passed away, it is mind blowing to me how em was able to enjoy his young adulthood with proof on his side
I met proof in 2001, some friends and I were on a flight from London to NY and proof was with D12 on the same flight as us. It was a week after 9/11 and our flight received a bomb threat mid flight so our flight was diverted to Goose bay in Newfoundland(while being escorted by four F-18s fighter jets🤦♂️). We ended up staying the night there in an army airbase while our plane was being checked for explosives.The airline brought all passengers to a hall in the town to feed us. In that hall, there was a pool table and we ended up playing pool with proof & D12 and drank free beer on the airline all night. Was such a great memory and proof/D12 were really nice guys, crazy to think he was killed over a game of pool 5 years later.
First time I heard about Em, I was about 10 years old. From that moment I fell in love with Rap music. I saw this clip 5 years ago. Now I’m 19 and I’m still watching it and smiling with guys. Rip Proof
I’m 40. Was in high school when Em first came on the scene. Can’t tell you how insane those first 3 years were, especially when his second album dropped. This man spans generations.
@@Denzz2 you're comparing Eminem from 23 years ago to today's freestylers. Em hasnt done a recent freestyle. Still a better rapper than anyone you listen to scrub
I love watching this but at the same time it's so bittersweet 🥺 You can see how close they are, such great friends. Poor Em, never the same after Proof died 😔
Rest in peace? The nigga died because he shot someone, so the guys cousin responded immediately by shooting Proof. He literally caused his own death because he couldn't handle losing at a game of billiards.
Oh my goodness Em was so young back then and Proof was also, he was taken too soon.. They were best friends and Em has never been the same.. R.I.P. DDH (Proof)..
I always enjoy seeing a smile on Marshall's face. I know he must really miss Proof. I can't imagine what that feels like. Anyhow this freestyle was fun to watch. Just can't get over when Marshall giggles. It's so real. Those laughs came from a place of true fun.
I wish proof was still alive , Eminem was so much happier
Will Walker Yeah
Hell yeah rest and peace to the legend
Yep Proof was the glue that held D12 together, Eminem would have never gone through that weird ass stage where all his songs had a different accent in them. RIP a legend Proof!
Yeah you can tell that they were really good friends just from the freestyle
@@Tech2000_ Different accent? You referring to Relapse? That shit was the post lyrical and ingenious album Em put out.
they weren't friends
they were brothers.
So true
*family
Proof was em's bruda from another mutha
So brother isn’t family ? Or are you saying proof was like a mother or sister or dad to Eminem ?
J TV nigga wtf does brother mean to u? Enemy?😂😂
Eminem with millions without his friend = no smiling.
Eminem without food on his plate and Proof = smiling
Fame man and also cuz proof passed, R.I.P
I’m old so I can tell you He was already rich in this video already but yeah he got sad after proof died
@@jjcoola998 yeah blonde hair
Money cant buy happiness
@@jasonw4190 i agree
This is what best mates look like. No internet no fake shit just bars n vibes
yeah 🎉
Yeah he spent years doing this with friends.
Lol😂
I can freestyle better than this. I was expecting better honestly.
@@dailysmilesthis was in the 90s when the freestyle was like this. Obviously rap has evolved. And it’s thanks to these guys.
when Eminem use to smile
Ken Kaniff approves of your typo
here
Just goes to show fame isn't as good as it seems
iTS BECAUSE PROOF DIED
Manny Santana Closed Caption : 🙂 2:40
Back when "yo" "uh" and "ya" were used to give the artist a second to think... new rappers use these words in half of the damn verse! R.I.P Proof
Sacha del Sol preach brother preach
ayee!!
Lmfao!!! Facts!!!!!!..
dead assss
verdade
Notice how Eminems first rap was pretty sad and detailed how bad his life was, then Proof switches the mood by rapping about them together being "harder than Alcatraz", and then Em slowly starts smiling more and more during the session and in the end raps about doing an interview in the nude. He practically lost a brother when Proof died.
so sad
:(
dayyum well said
I always tought i was the only one who see that video that way.. i remember watchin this video on 2007 or something when Yt was not even that big and was like finding gold, when i first watched i noticed how eminem was about to rap in a "bad vibe" kinda negative..and proof noticed and switched with such ease and using words from the heart. Sry for my english.
I felt that
I love how they can interupt eachother and not take it personally even though they were trying to keep their rhyme going. Must be why they are so good at thinking on the spot
That was true brotherhood
i def agreed
Seems intentional
Mutual respect and collaborative experience between two real artists who happen to also be friends.
RIP PROOF nigga he a wolf, get your whole roof, caved in, like reindeer hooves...
They dont interrupt each other. They pass it up to the other.
they were so tight....finishing each others sentences....
Carpe Diem “We finish eachothers......” “Sandwiches”
3:06
@@gabethedog4043 cloudy
TheGiraffeGaming thanks bro! They did it like 4 times 😂😂
Em chose the game over him, though: start at min 47 ish: ua-cam.com/video/YZvjVCs9JMU/v-deo.htmlsi=a1h7fWxbwg9ZXwrf
man this shit is dope but its depressing too see eminem never smiles like this anymore RIP Proof
Cause he regret that he sacrafised proof to the illuminati
Czar Cease you’re a fucking idiot
@@czarcease4084 Moron.
That's cause all the good rappers don't rap no more, the world is full of talentless mumble rappers
Maybe he sold his soul and offered his emotions/happiness for more Fame
RIP Proof (October 2, 1973 - April 11, 2006), aged 32
You will be remembered as a legend.
Would have been 50 this year if not for a pointless and drunken fight. Utterly tragic.
@@Musicienne-DAB1995rip proof
RIP PROOF nigga he a wolf, get your roof, caved in, like reindeer hooves 🙏
RIP😢
@@Musicienne-DAB1995 how he die what happened
Fuck man, Proof was one of the best freestylers to exist, he'd always go toe to toe with Em, you could tell they were going at it since way back when.
Eminem said himself that Proof was a way better freestyle rapper than him
Proof was unreal. He had such a great flow.
I wonder how many times Em has watched this?
Adam Gamache probably not much coz it’ll hurt lots
Seven times.
@@ivan-Croatian Y
Too many to count
Probably every night...he said that the best lyricist he ever met was proof...he probably watches it a lot for motivation to keep going hard every time cause proof came up with him he was basically his brother. Just Rap itself reminds him of proof.
Em you lost a brother....i miss proof and those days when you used to smile :'(
i can't follow all reportages etc from Eminem. Is that true, that he dont smile since Proof is R.I.P. ?
@ChipperParrot Busta Flex ressemble very much Proof
Is it true that Eminem sacrificed proof for fame?
AJAMU BOMANI oh god shut up with all that about sacrifice.
2 legends in 1 car...
GimGim Mauwn But proof isn't in the car
It sounds like a porno
You can say he was in the car at the end, even though he was standing outside, ahahaha. He was leening in af
Corleone miss Big L
Amen
When he lost Proof... He lost a big piece of his joy, that he never got back. We never saw THIS smile again. Millions of dollars couldn't bring it back... International fame and reccognition, couldn't bring it back... His love for Dre and 50, couldn't bring it back... Even his massive love for Haley, couldn't bring it back. ~ Respect to Proof... Rest easy Legend. 💔💜❣️🙏
Go cry somewhere nga get out the comment section with all soft 💩 🥹🤣😆
Sacrifice
@@BreakKaydenBreakWhat
Proof was a murderer. He shot a man in the head during an argument at a bar. If he had lived through the retaliation shooting from a bouncer, he'd have been tried and likely convicted of 2nd degree murder. Stop glorifying scumbags.
Sacrifice
"The only L I ever took was when I lost Proof" EM .......damn
His best friend ):
What does it mean?
@@Lc.Travis it’s a bar saying that in his last album MTBMB
And mc juice
What song is this from?
Imagine how Em would be if Proof was still alive today?
He might not be as great as he is today. Js
D12 would of have a third album and Proof's solo career would a blew up
Much happier
@@sjolnick ya Eminem could only benefit from him being alive
The same as he is today not much different he still has those other D12 lames
There's something really special about this entire video. Really warms the heart.
Sure
It's so wholsome. You never see Eminem genuinely happy and smiley like this with anyone else💔
Yes. It's beautiful. Can't think of any other word
Something about the regular car, the fun atmosphere, the bad quality of the video, and the immaculate freestyles. Doesn't get much more hip hop than this.
It's the energy they're sending through they're lyrical rhymes!!! It's unspeakably amazing..
You can just tell Proof had a beautiful soul😢...
He literally murdered someone during a bar brawl and then was shot by a bouncer right after. That's how Proof died. Beautiful soul my A$$.
@@JakeKoenigmaybe He was provocated, you literally called all Black people bad souls because if you provocate one of them you gonna get Hurt lmao
@@grocerriorez496037 minutes ago is crazy I can’t believe there’s other people watching this right now. But your trippin bro
@@grocerriorez4960where does it say that all black people are bad?
@@grocerriorez4960 *provoked
"Best Friend" hits way harder after watching this. What a genuine friendship
this is actually the most dopest and most pure thing i've ever seen in my entire life. freestyle off the dome. rip proof
Wholesome
Wow this is sad
@@TheRoboticMovements chill
You know he loved him... there’s no one else on earth they can interrupt him when he’s going off in the freestyle
Lmao so true
His freestyle sucks
So sad that he never been lookin happy after proof died. They were true brothers. My cousin got killed way too early. pretty much my brother cuz we lived together all our lives. He taught me to freestyle back in the prime this is exactly how I look at us. Smiling and rappin our fuckin heads off. He had the maddest lyrics too. Wish I could show these mf rhymes to the world
Man well said man
What instrumental is this you guys know
this never gets old
These Are The Lyrics To Our Song
---------------------------------------------------------
Yo Yo
I'll Start It Off First Yo Yo
My Name Is Slim Shady
His Name Is Called Proof
Yo We Used To Have A Roof Upon My House And Now We Had A Mouse Made Of Cheese Out Of A Fridge I Didn't Want To Admit That I Was Going Well Fans When I Was 3
Plus When I Was 4 My Mother Used To Leave She Used To Always Slam The Door And Say Good Bye Good Bye Marshall I'm Leaving I'm Single
And Right Now I'm Going To Mingle At Bingo Yeah See You Later Alligators What She Said But Now I'll Always Stay In The House And Freeze Till I'm Dead Cause It Was Cold In Side The House We Never Had No Heat Yo Proof Used To Come Walking Up Right Up The Street And Like Yo What Up Damn How You Doing I Used To Be Like Yeah Man It's Good To See You At The Door But My Life Is Ruined My Mum Just Left ( True ) She Left My Brother Nate And I Hate The Fact That We Never Had No Food On Our Plate So Then Proof Said What Up Damn Yo So I Said Proof Won't You Come In Yeah Come In What Time Is That ? Take Flowing Cash
Catering Gonna Blast Together
Take It Out Of The Trash Spitting Bars Problems Throwing Cars
Yeah Cause It's Me And One Man Company And White Dre With Black And White White Nouakchott And Black Emily They Can't Septemberly
Sorry I Can't Remember All The Lyrics
Wiping diapers on my high chair
THIS is so real and probably the best time they ever had together cyphering without the bullshit money. THIS how you find you for an mcee and thats brotherly love sessions. Nothing else matters on a day like this.
They're free styling not cyphering
"Nothing else matters on a day like this" Man, I couldn't have said it better. Some of my best memories as a kid or young man were those spontaneous cyphers, just me and my friends kicking it on a lazy day. That's a kind of love I will always appreciate hip hop for giving me.
Old school bro :/
@@alexandersalazar9750 what do you think a cypher is? Because last I checked it's more than one person freestyling exactly like this
Watchin this made me feel so happy inside my Hip Hop Heart
2:57 proof talking to MGK
lmfao! Best comment
thanks lol
Made my whole life with this cmmnt bruh
Lol.
Hahaha
I always come back here just to see Eminem look happy
Me too mate :)
I love the tough look but only proof could make that man smile. Wonderful video and so glad it will FOREVER remain!
Omg this was the most heartwarming video I've seen of Em & Proof..The way they just bonded... That smile on Em's face..the fact that he raps about Proof in almost all of his songs. So fucking sad💔
always wanted to see Em smile, and now i wished he smiles more
RIP Proof
Hello baby girl
Man proof always lifted Em’s spirit. You could tell how much of a positive influence he was on Em. What a loss. RIP dudey.
eminem died a little after Proof RIP
Fionn kelly ...
Captain Obvious lol exactly
U dumb fuck
.
@@Fionnkelly20 you will understand one day what he meant
The Internet is the closest thing we have to a global time machine opening up perspectives into things we wouldn't otherwise see, EVER.
Eminem and proof was like batman and robin
Nah, tango and cash
That's Dre and Em
@@rabbit9134 Guess whos back
@@Kenjiiscool back again
@@catsfirst Shady's back
Tell a friend
Imagine just passing and seeing a skinny white boy bouncing in a car and another guy just hanging through the window nodding his head.
Riiiggght 😂🤣
Most people would assume it was a robbery lmao
Not knowing that it would be a great freestyle video as you walk past
Walking past a iconic moment in rap history
I would call the cops on a suspicious drug deal. You know damn well this dude gave the white guy drugs before they started rapping and stuff
The way they just let each other take over when they’re feeling it shows just how much they respected each other
The chemistry is wholesome. Rest easy Proof❤️
Man i feel bad for Eminem, he wss basically best friends with Proof. Ever since Proof died Eminem has barely smiled :(
R.I.P Proof🙏
Proof is HIS best friend, listen to yela ft em *best friend*
@@aintgotnoway4952 Rather listen to Difficult, that shit is hard. Those two where closer than anyone.
Proof was like his brother and the only family he had aside of Kim and his babies.
One of those legendary moments in life caught on tape.
Absolutely
“Only L I took when I lost proof”
Rip legend 🙏🏻
Hey em if you still go back and watch this like us from time to time we love you man..thanks for everything 29 and you and pac raised me.
The only person who can make him smile
Now he barely smiles proof is the reason where he is today proof helped eminem on his childhood
@@kanyenorth8449 exactly they were brothers
"You remember that rhyme" gets me everytime. You can tell these two just bonded over writing bars and spitting with each other growing up and that pushed them to write better.
It wasn't a competition to be better than the other it was wanting to write something that you know the other guy would love.
I think that as freestylers they were pretty well matched. Proof had some serious bars! (Also, I loved his performance as L'il Tic in 8 Mile.)
2:03 aww his laugh tho :D
Best part of the video!! 💙💙
It's so cuuuuute 😍
Hearing it made my heart grow a little.
This was so cute. I miss his smile.
Man Proof's death really changed him a lot. If only Proof was alive
proof being so ... fluid with it... a man truly comfortably with his flow dancing and understanding how ems flow worked... beautiful. Love watching this, two flow dancers that could dance together ... one of my dreams is more of this.
I'm glad to see someone mention the actual freestyling quality, especially Proof's bars.
@@Musicienne-DAB1995 watching proof in the studio recently, an older video, but... that man could dance on that flow! seeing Em and him riff it. Comfortable is an understatement, they breathed it. Seeing this, it's easy to see why. I think the thing we have to consider, often, is those commenting might not even be able to hear or see what we do. Kudos to you, 100%
When your freestyle is better than most of the rappers today , you already the 🐐
Em even admitted proof was a better freestyler the him
Cant you see it yourself lol
@@dantedlane2 fax Proof had bars
@@realg1804 yess just like alcatraz prison🤭
@@RJ-up4gs dawg😂
idk about that😂
Proof lives through Eminem’s voice. They had the same killer flow 🔥❤️
One of the best TRUE freestyles. U can see their creativity flowing to just a basic dope beat. Proof spazzed!!
Their energies are in sync. Great to see Em just having fun freestyling with someone close to him 🙏🏾
Eminem and Proof….Their energies are “N’Sync” I mean in sync lol 😂😂
2:30 Did eminem just take proof bars and spit them backwards and made it sound good?
That was dope
Yes
............good day sir
OMG
It starts at 2:18 not 2:30.
@@sadbravesfan 2:29 actually
97-99 was so fun to me. this reminds me of me and my friends sitting in our cars messing around listening to rap and smoking weed.life goes by so fast, it was only 3 years, but felt like 20. I miss my friends from back then so much.
Fuck your friends
@@jeremykyan523 Lol damn
Juan Espinoza same thing I said omg so heartless 😂
The underrated duo. Rest well Proof
"If Proof could see me now, I know he'd be proud
Somewhere in me deep down, there's something in me he found
That made him believe in me, now no one can beat me now
You try, it'll be them doors on Dre's Phantom, believe me clowns"
*Eminem and Proof just having fun living life.*
*RIP PROOF* 🙏🏽
Always smiling through this whole freestyle. It just makes me so happy and warms my heart. You can see that this was true friendship and that they brought light into each other’s lives even in the darkest times.
These clips of Eminem and proof.. you can really see the inspiration for 8 mile. This reminds me of the scene when Rabbit and Future rapping about his mum/her boyfriend outside the trailer to Sweet Home Alabama
"Goodbye Marshall I'm leaving to go mingle at bingo" this line really shows how 8 Mile was just a documentary of Em's life lol
Lyrics: (proof’s verses were harder to understand because he’s further away from the camera, feel free to correct mistakes)
Eminem:
Yo I’ll start start it off yo yo
My name is Shady/His name is Proof, yo
We used to have a roof up on my house
But now we had a mouse that ate the cheese outta the fridge
Didn’t want to admit want that I was on welfare when I was three
Plus when I was four / my mother used to leave
She used to always slam the door and say
“goodbye, goodbye Marshal, I’m leaving/I’m single and right now I’m going to mingle at bingo”
Yeah, “see ya later, alligators” what she said
Then I would stay at house freezin’ till I’m dead
Cause it was cold inside the house/We ain’t never had no heat
Yo Proof used to come walking up, right up, the street
He’d be like “yo, what up Em? How you doin?”
I used to be like “yeah man, it’s good to see you dog, but my life’s ruined
My mom just left, she left my brother Nate/and I hate / the fact we never had no food on the plate”
So then Proof said, “yo, what up Em?”
Yo, so I said “Proof won’t you come in?”
Proof:
Yeah Yeah/ come in up top for that (??)
We tango in cash
Came to mingle and blast together
Tougher than Alcatraz / Prison bars
Driving /Foreign cars
Yes, it’s me and my main compadre
Black or white /White and ivory and black
Ebony
They can’t step to me
Weaponry is heavenly
They can’t see us in 313 vicinity
Ay yo Em
Hi, hi, hi, hi
Eminem:
Ha, Ha, Ha
I’ll comin’ like ha ha
I’m ill like, nah, nah
And you’re one that see me / And I’m I’ll / with the skill
and I am frail (??) / and I always keep it real
When I feel
my garage back after it just got burned down / Sorry that my parents weren’t always around
But it was really hateful growin’ up/But now I’m blowin’ up
So it don’t matter
Every show I do /I’m always showing up
to the club drunk as @#$!fuck
Drunk as what?
Can’t say that on MTV / But remember when little old wimpy me / Would always penny pee on MTV
Now you can’t see me (laughing)
I know you ‘member that rhyme
Ay wait a minute, yo check it out
I’m about to flatline
Pas the mic back to Proof / Cause we get loose / We drink gin and juice
Sip it/ cause we always raise the roof.
Proof:
Ay yo ay yo, / We all up in your sight like cataracts
Me and Em tag team
With any y’all on this battle rap (?)
See us next time, we spittin’ (?) on your Cadillac
How do you like that? Slim, you down like a batter whacks
Em:
I’m down like a battle act / I got a fatter rack to smash / And i'm smashing cataracts
Cause ‘em cadillacs that I be drivin’/While I’m high on vivarin
Now you can’t see me
Cause I’m reviving and surviving/In the D, every single day in Detroit/If rappers want to step to me
They better get to the point
Cause they don’t understand the way that I do it
To fluid I be spittin’/ is never written/Cause I’m always bitten
Proof:
Ay yo we make your neck snap like a snare pop
We’re fresh and they’re
Both: Not!!
So give it up don’t even do this/You’re whack
In fact you get flatlined /you need practice
You’re stinky like a cactus
Nah, you’re not a guy/ you’re an actress
Fact is -
Em:
Here’s my address! This is my own address!
On, called, on a street called Dresden
Yo, dead presidents is what I’m resurrectin’
Gotta say what’s up to what’s up to Desmond
And JOB
But yo, they don’t help me
Do a thing
They never did
When I was a clever kid rhymin’
I always used to go to school and then climb in
The back baseball diamond
Proof:
(I have no idea what the beginning of this is)
We’re doin’ and interview
In a minute or two
We’re goin’ enter in you
Em:
In the nude / When we intrude
Don’t mean to be rude / But yo, what’s up dude?
What up MTV? / How you doing Kurt (?)
How you doin’ everybody else
In the world?
You’re getting hurt/By this freestyle
That I be coming up with / Erupting
And kick your mother in the tummy / In the stomach
Proof:
Ay yo, ay yo / And all this we just done is freestyle
Uh, uh uh / Don’t touch that
Both: DIAL!!
Em:
Hold it right there
I’m your worst nightmare
Wipin’ diapers on my highchair
When I was this big / Now I’m still bigger
But I’m skinny like twig
Skinny little white boy / Growin’ up / I like noise
I spike blunts and light joints (?)
Proof:
Ay yo
Everybody look for us to follow
We thrust the bottle / Thrust the throttle/Bust the bottle / Over your head
Slim get down just like Cus D’Amato
Ya guts is hollow / Back up / For Em
Em:
And all them whack MCs step in to me
You say yeah (?)
Just remember that i hate you / and know I can’t stand you
Bye-bye
@Jonathan Ochoa chill damn
I’m down like a battle act I got a fatter ax to smash an I’m smashin cataracts because of cadillacs that I be drivin when I be high off fuckin vivarin now you can’t see me because I’m revivin an survivin in the d every single day in Detroit if rappers wanna step to me they better get to the point cause they don’t understand the way that I do it the fluid that I be spittin is never written cause I’m always bitten
@Jonathan Ochoa I dont have one lol
The part u that u put a question mark and wrote custom model he was sayin cus damato dont think i spelt it right but he is mike tysons coach and father
Samuel Dodd e
He Savin his smile for those who most likely deserve it, some people are not big smilers,relatable,constantly asked,what are you mad about, I always would say, nothin until you asked me why I look pissed,just because I don't wanna smile.....
CONSTANTLY.
proof died and hes never smiled again
Hi baby girl
This 5 min freestyle was 1000 times better than the career of all the mumble rappers today 💯
Least 1000x better - especially when know literally playing beat on a cassette in car 😆
Facs
-.- if you rap and can't do better than this......
this is so cap rapping fast is no better than mumblers
@@Knowwutimsayn Let them have it…
Proof was not only Ems friend but also his brother and father figure in my opinion. Knowing how em has been after proof passed away, it is mind blowing to me how em was able to enjoy his young adulthood with proof on his side
back when he used to smile
I met proof in 2001, some friends and I were on a flight from London to NY and proof was with D12 on the same flight as us. It was a week after 9/11 and our flight received a bomb threat mid flight so our flight was diverted to Goose bay in Newfoundland(while being escorted by four F-18s fighter jets🤦♂️). We ended up staying the night there in an army airbase while our plane was being checked for explosives.The airline brought all passengers to a hall in the town to feed us. In that hall, there was a pool table and we ended up playing pool with proof & D12 and drank free beer on the airline all night. Was such a great memory and proof/D12 were really nice guys, crazy to think he was killed over a game of pool 5 years later.
Awesome, what a tragedy
that is such an amazing story?!!?!?!! wow!! that's so cool, glad you got to experience that. RIP proof :(
class story maaan
Dope story
Nice story
i came here just to see Em's real smile
Proof fucking slaughtered this. RIP to a legend
21 years on and this is still epic...always will be
8mile. "I'm loving home in a trailer I ain't go no where to go"
They aren’t friends they are brothers and I wish Proof was still alive because EM was way happier than 😔 RIP Proof
This is 3 months away from being 25 years old footage. Yep, we are getting old boys.
Eminem & Proof
Eminem & Dr. Dre
Eminem & 50 Cent
Eminem & JAY-Z
Eminem & Royce Da 5'9
Wtf is this shit
Em is constant..
@@gjin4551 😂😂😂😂😂
tf is this about
Jay-Z? 50 Cent?
Is this the part from 8 mile when they were fixing the car?😂😂
No ahha
Probably inspired
“You got a cigarette?”
8 mile is based on this
Fun fact that scene was actually freestyle and Eminem thought of the scene from looking back at this exact time
2:03 that laugh ...that adorable laugh ...he didn't hold back and that is what it sounds like huh?
When I look that smile, I am dying inside.
That laugh is the cure of cancer
Eminem looks so happy and carefree.
First time I heard about Em, I was about 10 years old. From that moment I fell in love with Rap music. I saw this clip 5 years ago. Now I’m 19 and I’m still watching it and smiling with guys.
Rip Proof
I’m 40. Was in high school when Em first came on the scene. Can’t tell you how insane those first 3 years were, especially when his second album dropped. This man spans generations.
Eminem owned the 00's. He took the youth and the world with storm. Everyone knew about Eminem and 50 cent no matter where u went
I literally tear up watching this lmao Proof would've been huge and Em looked so much happier.
2:30 Em started feeling it. He went from “I’m ok at free styling” to “here’s why I’m the best.” That was insane and completely off the top. Dayum.
You do realize he just took Proof's lines from just before and spit it backward, right ?! EM IS AN ANIMAL !!
Also 4:28
Lmao, there are better freestylers than eminem. Those were all very basic bars and that's a fact.
@@Denzz2 oh well, maybe for today’s standards. But this was 1999 dawg, this shit was literally Slim Shady LP Eminem, without a mic.
@@Denzz2 you're comparing Eminem from 23 years ago to today's freestylers. Em hasnt done a recent freestyle. Still a better rapper than anyone you listen to scrub
Can’t believe it’s almost been 18 years miss you Proof
1973-2006
"the only L that I took was when I lost proof" - Eminem 2021
23 years later and this is still a masterpiece 🔥🔥
I thought he didn't know how to smile...but now I know.
RIP Em's smile, Proof.
I love watching this but at the same time it's so bittersweet 🥺 You can see how close they are, such great friends. Poor Em, never the same after Proof died 😔
Rest in peace proof. This freestyle will live forever
Rest in peace? The nigga died because he shot someone, so the guys cousin responded immediately by shooting Proof. He literally caused his own death because he couldn't handle losing at a game of billiards.
Proof rest in peace
Alex F. Rest easy proof
Eminem rest in peace
Holy shit this freestyle was raw as hell.
Nowadays whenever Em does smile, he snaps out of it, almost like it brings back memories of him being happy with Proof
Beat is straight fire, and I love how they are just having fun freestylin.
That’s what it’s all about.! As it should be. People who make it gotta take it serious too much of a competition
is this beat an actual song ?
rip proof
WarfighterS135
Hi three years later how’s life warfighter
Texerious proof ain’t die till 2006
@@texerious2356 pretty well lol
@@morningstar7896 he still died so still RIP Proof
Their chemistry ❤️ they know what the other’s about to say and what direction they’re going in at ever turn.
What a duo may Proof rest in peace ❤️❤️
You can truly see Em's love for his people
Oh my goodness Em was so young back then and Proof was also, he was taken too soon.. They were best friends and Em has never been the same.. R.I.P. DDH (Proof)..
Such talent! Eminem has always had such an insane gift. I grew up listening to him, and here I am almost 32, and he still blows my mind lyrically.
Beautiful. Proof would be so proud of Eminem and his growth, sobriety, daughter and never stopping rapping ❤ Proof made Em smile ❤
they both should've released an album of just freestyle. that would have been a bomb
That's so sad I can't imagine losing my best friend. Rest in peace proof I wish there was more of you.
This is peak Em, no care in the world just rapping what he feels 💔
Em living his best part being famous 😢I miss his old bars he need to come back
This is better than any mumble rapper’s songs
Made my day.... to see Em smiling so blissfully. Just by the story Em told, Proof seems such a great person;
RIP Proof.
I always enjoy seeing a smile on Marshall's face. I know he must really miss Proof. I can't imagine what that feels like. Anyhow this freestyle was fun to watch. Just can't get over when Marshall giggles. It's so real. Those laughs came from a place of true fun.
RIP Proof, you may be gone but you’re never over. ❤
Now this is what you call hip-hop. I know it's all about the music, but you can tell the music is better when the artist is humble and real like this.