Question 1

Did D12 write their own songs?

Accepted Answer

All 35 studio tracks with published credits carry group members, but none of them are members alone: a producer or outside writer is on every song. Eminem appears on 29, Kuniva on 26, Mr. Porter and Swifty McVay on 25 each.

Question 2

Who wrote "My Band"?

Accepted Answer

Eminem with the other members and the producers. It reached number 6 on the Hot 100, the group's highest placing.

Question 3

How many albums has D12 released?

Accepted Answer

Three studio albums: Devil's Night in 2001, D12 World in 2004 and D12 Forever, Volume 1 in 2026.

Question 4

Is Eminem the main writer?

Accepted Answer

He is on the most tracks, 29 of 35, but Kuniva is on 26 and Mr. Porter and Swifty McVay on 25 each. The gap is smaller than the group's reputation suggests.

Question 5

What happened to Proof and Bugz?

Accepted Answer

Bugz was shot and killed in 1999, before the first album. Proof was shot and killed in 2006, two years after the second.

Question 6

Are the albums certified?

Accepted Answer

Devil's Night is platinum and D12 World is 2x platinum.

Question 7

Who is Mr. Porter?

Accepted Answer

Denaun Porter, the member who produced much of the group's music and later produced for Eminem's solo records.

Question 8

Where do the members' real names come from?

Accepted Answer

Kuniva, Swifty McVay and Bugz have no biography pages. Their legal names, Von Carlisle, Ondre Moore and Karnail Pitts, appear in the writing credits on the album articles.

Question 9

What does D12 stand for?

Accepted Answer

The Dirty Dozen. Each member was meant to have an alter ego, making twelve rappers from six people.

Question 10

Are they still active?

Accepted Answer

Kuniva and Swifty McVay released D12 Forever, Volume 1 in 2026 without Eminem.