Eminem (L) and Proof perform together in Detroit in 2003.
Eminem has remembered his slain best friend and fellow rapper Proof during an emotionally-charged funeral service, telling hundreds of mourners packed inside a Detroit church that "without Proof, there would be no Eminem, no Slim Shady and no D12."
The service sheet said the two men shared the "friendship of a lifetime."
Proof was shot and killed last week during an altercation at an after-hours club.
"You're the man," said Eminem, who served as an honorary pallbearer.
Friends and fans of the rapper lined up outside the Fellowship Chapel to get a seat for the funeral.
