D12 is stacked with special anniversaries this year. The Detroit rap collective (aka the Dirty Dozen), which was home to Eminem before his solo breakthrough, was formed 30 years ago. It released its ...

Remember those steel drums you heard in 50 Cent’s “P.I.M.P”? That was Denaun’s work. How ’bout 50’s side-group G-Unit’s biggest single “Stunt 101”? Yup, that was Denaun too. And Xzibit’s, “Multiply.” ...

I don’t know that much about Proof, Eminem’s best friend and hypeman, the basis for the Mekhi Phifer character in 8 Mile. He’s always been a vaguely comforting and dependable presence, the guy who ...