by Curious » Nov 16th, '05, 22:14
This is a quotation from an article on Proof from The Detroit News:
[Proof] was already well-known in Detroit as host at the legendary Hip-Hop Shop before being been thrust into the mainstream as a key player in Eminem's dramatic success story. The MC won Source magazine's "Unsigned Hype" award in 1999 and actor Mekhi Pfifer plays "Future," a character loosely based on Proof, in the film "8 Mile."
So yeah, Future's based on Proof.