In 2008, Welsh singer/songwriter Jem dedicated the song "You Will Make It" to the memory of Proof (listed under his birth name DeShaun Holton) on her second album "Down to Earth". In the liner notes, she said "For your families and friends and for all those who experienced the tragedy of sudden loss". In early 2009, Jem revealed "The track is about losing someone and I wrote it the day after his friend Proof was murdered. I was in Detroit with Eminem's friends, who I happened to be recording with, when it happened". Eminem eulogized his friend with the unreleased track "Difficult", that leaked to the public in 2010. On the album "Recovery", Eminem made a song dedicated to Proof called "You're Never Over" and also references him in the song “Going Through Changes”. Eminem also references Proof on "Elevator" from his 2009 album "" as well as under his birth name (DeShaun) on the song "Deja Vu" from the album "Relapse" as well as the single "Walk on Water" and on the songs "Believe" and "Arose" both from his 2017 album "Revival". Proof was also mentioned by Eminem on the songs "Stepping Stone" and "Venom" from the 2018 album "Kamikaze".