Members
Eminem (1994-)
Bizarre (1994-)
Kuniva (1996-)
Kon Artis(1996-)
Swift(1999-)
Former members
Proof
Bugz
Eye-Kyu
Fuzz Scoota
Killa Hawk
D12 (also known as D-12 ,The Dirty Dozen,D-Twizzy and Detroit-Twelve ) is an American hip-hop group from Detroit,Michigan ,which has had albums reach the top of the American,British , and Australian album charts: Devil's Night in 2001 and D12 World in 2004 . D12 was formed in 1990, 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.Early career
Proof formed D12 as a rap collective of local Detroit MCs including Bizarre, Eminem, Eye Kyu, Killa Hawk, and Fuzz. 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 a member of The Outsidaz with Eminem, Rah Digga and Young Zee . Proof won a freestyling competition run by 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 Bizarre, which inevitably caused him to leave the group. D12 went through many changes during its beginning stages - leaving only four official members: Proof, Bizarre, Eminem and Eye Kyu for a long while. Eminem then later left to pursue his solo career after being heard by Dr. Dre.