Kon Artist

Denaun Porter (born December 7, 1978), also known as Mr. Porter and Kon Artis, is an American rapper and record producer. He used to be a member of Detroit rap group D12. Career edit: Porter was an original member of the Detroit hip hop group D12. Throughout his career he has both produced and performed vocally, producing songs for many notable artists such as Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent (produced the song "P.I.M.P."). Mr. Porter has also produced two songs for Slaughterhouse's major label debut Welcome To: Our House Denaun is Eminem's current hype man after the death of D12 band member Proof. He is also officially signed to Eminem's label Shady Records as a producer & has worked with Shady artists Slaughterhouse, Bad Meets Evil, 50 Cent & D12. Porter was a co-executive producer, with Eminem, for Bad Meets Evil's debut album Hell: The Sequel. He also has a cameo appearance in their music video "Fast Lane" as well as "Forever" by Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem, and "No Love" by Eminem and Lil Wayne. Denaun is planning to release his début studio album The Memo in 2013. On March 24, 2012, Porter announced through Twitter that he had left D12. He said that he wanted to focus on being a solo artist and producer, but clarified that he holds no animosity toward other members of the group.

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