D12 (also known as D-12, The Dirty Dozen, D-Twizzy and Detroit-Twelve) is an United States|American hip-hop group from Detroit, Michigan, which has had albums reach the top of the American, United Kingdom|British, and Australian album charts{{Fact|date=February 2008: ''Devil's Night (album)|Devil's Night'' in 2001 and ''D12 World'' in 2004. D12 was formed in 1996, but only achieved mainstream success when its most accomplished member, Eminem, had risen to international fame and notoriety. Previously, D12 had been a notable contributor in the underground rap scene.
History
Early career
Proof formed D12 as a rap collective of local Detroit MCs including Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre, Eminem, Eye-Kyu, Killa Hawk, Fuzz and himself. The group was a loose collective in the vein of Wu-Tang Clan. Several members began making names for themselves in hip hop during the late 1990s. Bizarre was named ''Inner City Entertainment's'' "Flava of the Week". He went on to release an album called ''Attack Of The Weirdos'' and become an honorary member of ''Outsidaz|The Outsidaz'' with Eminem, Rah Digga and Young Zee. Proof won a freestyle music|freestyling competition run by ''The Source (magazine)|The Source'' in 1998.
Before the group had any success, Killa Hawk and Fuzz left the group due to various reasons. Fuzz in particular did not get along well with Proof (as st... read all
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