The Dirty Dozen[citation needed], abbreviated as D12, was an American hip hop collective formed in 1996.[citation needed] The group achieved mainstream success with its lineup leader Eminem, Proof, Bizarre, Mr. Porter, Kuniva and Swifty McVay.[citation needed]
History[]
D12 was initially formed in 1996 by Proof who invited local Detroit rappers such as Bizarre, Da Brigade members Mr. Porter, Kuniva, and Bugz. [citation needed]
In 1997, they released their debut extended play, The Underground EP, which was recorded between 1996 and 1997. Eminem and Eye-Kyu had guest appearances on it. [1]
On May 21, 1999, Bugz was shot and killed. One of his final acts had been a request that Swifty McVay join the group. Eminem volunteered to replace Bugz; this led to him joining the group. [2]
Their debut album, Devil's Night, referring to the tradition of setting unoccupied buildings on fire the night before Halloween, was released in June 2001. It debuted at number one on the U.S. and number two on the UK chart, also reaching the top of the Canadian charts. [3][4]
D12 World was released on April 27, 2004, featuring production by Eminem, Mr. Porter, Dr. Dre and Kanye West, and guest appearances by Obie Trice on the track "Loyalty" and B-Real from Cypress Hill on the track "American Psycho II". [5]
On April 11, 2006, Proof "pistol-whipped an unarmed man and shot him in the head", and was in turn fatally shot by the man's cousin. [6]
Since then, Eminem was no longer a member of the group, having guest appearances only on two tracks. [7]
In 2012, Bizarre and Mr. Porter left the group. [8]
In January 2014, Mark Bass of the Bass Brothers confirmed that D12 had been recently recording at the F.B.T. studio and he had been mixing their recorded material. He also confirmed that Eminem was featured on at least three songs that had been completed. [9]
In February 2014, Bizarre confirmed that he was back in the group and that D12 would be releasing their third studio album during 2014. [10]
On August 31, 2018, Eminem released his tenth studio album Kamikaze, containing a song titled "Stepping Stone", announcing that D12 had officially disbanded. [11]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Devil's Night (2001)
- D12 World (2004)
Extended Plays[]
- The Underground E.P. (2000)
Mixtapes[]
- Detroit, What! (Demo Tape) (2000)
- Mixtape (Limited Edition) (2003)
- Return of the Dozen (2008)
- Return of the Dozen Vol. 2 (2011)
- Devils Night: Reloaded (2015)
References[]
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/6399413-D12-The-Underground-EP
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070519145500/http://www.mtv.com/bands/d/d12/news_feature_042304/index2.jhtml
- ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/d12-go-to-no-1-244023
- ↑ http://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-eminem-s-revival-debuts-at-no-1/070964
- ↑ http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4653902-1.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060412192520/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9747473/d12_rapper_proof_fatally_shot
- ↑ https://ambrosiaforheads.com/2018/09/eminem-d12-breakup-shady-video/
- ↑ https://archive.today/20120912224242/http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/denaun-aka-kon-artist-leaves-d12
- ↑ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/01/eminem-and-d12-are-making-music-again/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150526121242/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.27425/title.bizarre-says-eminem-inspired-him-to-get-sober
- ↑ https://www.complex.com/music/2018/08/rappers-eminem-name-drops-and-takes-shots-at-on-kamikaze
