D12 History

            D12 includes Em and five of his Motor City co-di’s who, like him, double-up on their personas in order to unleash more uncontained rowdy energy. Denaun a.k.a Kon Artis, Big Proof a.k.a. Dirty Harry, Swift a.k.a Swifty McVeigh, Kuniva a.k.a. Rondell Beene, and Bizarre a.k.a. Peter S. Bizarre.

The six-man crew met seven years ago at Detroit’s Hip Hop Shop, a local hangout where emcees of all calibers would gather in hopes of droppin’ a verse or two during the store’s “Saturday open-mic sessions.” Still unknown, Em had stepped to a local producer, Kon Artis, to come up with some beats for Em’s indie-release Infinite. Meanwhile, word about “the ill white boy” was getting around to another of Detroit’s most notorious emcees, MC Proof. The two squared off and instantly gained respect for each other.

Most members of D12 had already established themselves throughout hip-hop’s underground segment with their respective solo careers. Bizarre independently released his debut EP, Attack of the Weirdos in 1997. Swifty was earnin’ his stripes as one half of the BMG/Mecca Don Records recording artist, Rabeez, while Proof released an indie single, “Searchin” b/w “Anywhere,” in 1995.

Instantly finding a common bond with their outrageous subject matter, the assembled forces honed their skills under the alias D12 (six members x two personalities = D12).

Coming from a place that seems to be breeding some of the sickest emcees in the game by the day, look for D12’s Devils Night to push the limits, push some buttons, and hold the middle finger high for the Murder City.