Former Shady Records artist Obie Trice sat down with DJ Vlad in 2013 and opened up about Proof's death. He revealed that Proof had a child with one of his relatives. Obie also talked about Proof and Eminem's friendship before opening up about the circumstances regarding Proof's passing. He pointed out that he had been shot months before Proof. The rapper addressed speculation that Proof was shot by a bouncer, who was acting in self-defense, and said there were a string of shootings after the incident. Obie Trice also confirmed that Mekhi Phifer's character in "8 Mile" was based off Proof.