Overview

• Former manager and brother-in-law Mark Hicks announced the shift in control on the Hoodsmokers Potcast and clarified details on Instagram.
• Hicks said Proof’s wife, Sharonda, and his children now oversee the estate and catalogue, including revenue from streaming on Spotify and YouTube.
• Under the family’s management, official releases such as Searching for Jerry Garcia and the compilations I Miss The Hip-Hop Shop and Grown Man Shit are being distributed on streaming platforms and YouTube.
• Two previously unreleased Proof tracks are slated for Eminem’s STANS soundtrack on Aug. 26, 2025, the same day the documentary arrives on Paramount+ following a limited early-August theatrical run.
• Hicks estimated there are 300–400 unreleased songs in Proof’s vault, indicating more potential material could follow once rights issues are fully resolved.