Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers (Official Music Video)

REMASTERED IN HD!!
Official Music Video for Like Toy Soldiers performed by Eminem.
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#VEVOCertified on Nov. 26, 2012. vevo.com/certified / vevocertifed
(C) 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records
#Eminem #LikeToySoldiers #Remastered

[@onetanimal9725]

Who else just randomly listening old songs of Eminem 🤔

[@HelluvaFire]

Onet Animal literally me ☺️ so much nostalgia I love it so much

[@mrscutiepie70]

Im about to go back to my 9 year old Em phase.

[@SomeoneThatIsHappy]

This songs never will be old, just like Eminem's age

[@zaye5435]

Me

[@Thecaveshow100]

Same here

[@disguy145]

Admit it, whenever you listen to an Eminem's song you end up doing marathon

[@albert0kangabam]

Well dats really true...lol

[@Chizuru94]

Doing that right now. Got into him again through a WhatCulture (Music) video.

[@kevinloera8362]

true true

[@deathknight5131]

True

[@onlyfans5150]

I’m doing the same thing lol

[@jamalselesi182]

R.I.P. Proof (1973-2006)

[@sasasundic3236]

😢

[@jamalselesi182]

@@sasasundic3236 he was Eminem’s Best friend

[@sasasundic3236]

@@jamalselesi182 I know man. Without Proof wouldn't be Eminem. When everyone beat Eminem Proof stand by his side. Im grown as man but it hurts.

[@auntloni]

R i.p

[@user-kx2ky9vy5e]

He died after this video came out

[@kluge1245]

This video was released in Dec 2004. The dying man in the hospital is depicting former D12 member Bugz, who was shot and killed in 1999. He is played in this video by Proof, who was also shot and killed in Apr 2006.

[@donegal7]

its actually crazy how haunting that is. that less than 2 years later the guy acting someone who already died via assassination, would also be assassinated. tragic.

[@sapphicwriter]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@donegal7 Eminem in an auto biography commented that he wondered if he had unintentionally caused bad luck to Proof by having him play Bugz.

[@Freakazoid12345]

That sucks. He's a legendary rapper with money, but Eminem couldn't keep his homies/friends from being killed.

[@ValeriesJams]

Thanx...I always wondered what it was about

[@angielofty397]

❤

[@boraeren814]

Shady makes us laugh Eminem makes us think Marshall makes us cry

[@finnbone1575]

Copy pasta

[@a.j.matousek6766]

Real good shit right there

[@justinjames2763]

how original

[@arginkara9548]

greatest comment ever,true shit

[@ballinlikecp3883]

true

[@henrykhiangte3834]

When your childhood song was deeper than you thought.

[@gamerbro1733]

BRO YESS

[@aaronkralicek7744]

Yeah dude i feel u

[@ericapayne6080]

Yassss baby

[@duckgod9168]

I grew up on this song

[@henrykhiangte3834]

@@thugtop10s may he rest in peace. Brother.

[@1elevenTv]

2024! Who else is on back to back Eminem right now?

[@doodleanim8899]

Me lol

[@Ruby-hl6zz]

Here since 2011, till i die

[@bwildtattoo]

Lesssgo!!!

[@dorinbeldean2343]

Mee

[@JacksonRowsell-lb1tr]

Me too bro

[@hunterd9374]

I can't express how many times this mans music has saved my life.

[@TonysLadyF13]

Me too friend

[@leahsmith8654]

God me through tough times as a child. Love him. God bless Eminem

[@eriksteverman1288]

stay up man! hope all is well

[@marciooliveira6168]

Churd Universal whork

[@elizawongray6314]

Em cool n all but he ain’t save your life bro god did.

[@jonatanlarsen832]

I miss the good old days when the comments wasn't a calendar.

[@D4N1L0_]

:|

[@thefallenknight7973]

😔😕 yh ik what you mean i wish that i could go abck sometimes when everything was better

[@ffapanda7283]

True

[@jonatanlarsen832]

@@spencertaylorcrowe It's boring to work. robbing people is more fun

[@-levroom-]

@@jonatanlarsen832 lemme guess, a weird thing with wheels came out of nowhere and ya came into our time and found out about all these thing

[@rassaneybattiese6932]

I get online, I'm thinking, just one Eminem song. I end up listening to the whole album.

[@lucabubani1231]

ahahahahah me too

[@spellicupnigga5903]

+Heisenberg how u get that username

[@domoo8145]

+nams sck google+ u can write pewdiepie is ur name

[@JerseyNYC]

Same here!

[@skrepaa8951]

Ikr👌

[@heartbreak25]

Still playing on repeat in 2024! Seeing Proof on the table is chilling. #RIP

[@Mr.Whiteman-rv2iz]

Its called predictive programming silly, this is the lie system. They always tell you whats to come. Wake up

[@jasminelaguins6487]

I’ve listened to this so many times before. I never heard him until now..

[@RNleBG]

It's Bugz not Proof

[@RNleBG]

Proof's dedicated song is "Difficult" by Eminem

[@iamyourbiggestfan6420]

​@@RNleBGwhat are you talking about? In the video, it's clearly Proof on the table. 🤦‍♂️

[@ChessMastery1994]

If you are watching this in 2024 then you are a legend

[@Freakazoid12345]

Ah... you're just saying that 'cause it's true.

[@mariskacallum671]

I’m not even gonna be modest about it. I’m fully aware 💁🏽‍♀️

[@kairodgerson9388]

Yes bro

[@przemekw5454]

I was a taxi driver in 2005 - 2006 and had this on my CD playlist. Now it is on my youtube list

[@mpho438]

Is it only me or Eminems songs are just getting deeper as we grow older. Like I never realized how deep this song is.

[@nanafritz7554]

Very true Bro, this song just get deeper and deeper as the years pass by

[@Nope2479]

It’s pretty clear in the lyrics and video.

[@jessicapacheco5068]

What do you mean??!!!!!

[@noelkeane1720]

Nice work

[@kevonhicks7419]

Right!

[@AmiesRoses]

I still honestly love how powerful this song is.

[@justarandomuser332]

me to

[@divineserenity4029]

+Lou Lou same

[@LewisPC]

+Lou Lou me five, man this shit is deep and a brutal truth

[@camerononeil3296]

+Lou Lou i do too

[@giovonnichaidez631]

me four

[@user-bs5qr5ie4s]

We will never see another rapper like Eminem ever again Classic song

[@4820FIVEOH]

Hopsin??? Kendrick Lamar

[@justinbouckhuyt8278]

Kendrick naaaa man no one ever will come close maybe pac or biggie would have ​@@4820FIVEOH

[@theperfectguy0998]

​@@4820FIVEOHkendrick isnt close to eminem lol. Different class of rappers.

[@karel_de_lille]

@@theperfectguy0998 kendrick does come pretty close in some ways

[@theperfectguy0998]

@@karel_de_lille nah on a technical level em is way better

[@azzlanshah6678]

2024 anyone? 👍👍

[@xwrld6351]

Yooo

[@leochavez3430]

Yup

[@jasondeschool5919]

Yoo

[@BigInSpanish]

Tupac - Lyric King Biggie - Flow King Eminem - Rhyme King Dr. Dre - Beat King Rick Ross - Burger king

[@thecampingfishfactions2055]

Not even close to right rofl

[@BigInSpanish]

TheCampingFish Factions U should be in the ocean not on Utube

[@sameersohal2013]

combine all of them see what happens

[@gmane6340]

A rapper that works at burger king!!

[@Caradhriastox]

Iggy azalea - Worst King

[@ronekillsjr5725]

when eminem dies, he will go down as one of these legends🙏🏽

[@dominicbrett7749]

ronekillsjr as the biggest legend

[@sinister6174]

@Jason Statham Everyone Dies ☠☠☠

[@el.vicho.de.la.sierra]

@@sinister6174 r/wooooooosh

[@mack8015]

KWMIKAZE Grim r/doesn’tknowhowtouse r/woosh

[@el.vicho.de.la.sierra]

@@mack8015 he doesn't understand so stfu you don't even know what it means

[@yayathedon]

can’t believe he was able to word his situation in the most articulate and professional way - giving his honest perspective , breaking down whats happened and to arrange it sonically. Unreal. The best ever.

[@familyfirstnation4605]

I feel like this is why he doesn't get into serious beef he lost his best friend over serious shit

[@User37621]

jrondo 513 F.O.B Makes no sense how he responded to MGK and not Cannon ?

[@crash940]

@@User37621 he responded to cannon days ago didn't he?

[@User37621]

Ashley Mcdaniel No diss track, just a bunch of fake ones people made and he only responded on twitter days ago.

[@gis4950]

@@User37621 lord above?

[@User37621]

Giselle Nava I’m speaking on after cannons two diss tracks. Was hoping em would come back at him.

[@Yuutsune]

Top Five Rappers ! 1-Eminem 2-Slim Shady 3-Marshall Mathers 4-B-Rabbit 5-The white guy from D-12

[@robertsacre6504]

woah! what an original comment!

[@nazdravje5854]

It's not only that but teh best. Go Shady

[@conormcglorious1847]

*The White*, lol!

[@User77384a]

Here's the honest top ten. 1.Rakim 2.Nas 3.Biggie 4.2pac 5.Common 6.Eminem 7.Pharaoh Monch 8.(old) Jay Z 9.50 Cent 10.Big Pun

[@devinfromthedmv9918]

jooshep1 I mean Jay z mighta sold out on us but he will all be remembered like beyonce they are the most known people on the world other than oprah and michael jackson I may be wrong about the whole world thing but alot of people know them

[@Bandwhorefreak]

This was a messed up time for the artist. Literally losing people, the bullshit he had to go through.. Proud that you survived all this shit.

[@LovemeLoveme-ri6ld]

2024?April❤ leave a like..

[@safteydoggo.7783]

the 3 eminem songs that made the bois deperessed -Mockingbird -Like toy soilders -When im gone

[@Ezriii321]

Sing for the moment, Like toy soldiers and Rock Bottom did it for me

[@theripper1222]

@@Ezriii321 Difficult, it’s been real, and when I’m gone did it for me

[@Angryblonde]

Fack

[@Ezriii321]

@@Angryblonde i remember rapping that song to my mom in the car lmao

[@ancering0773]

rock bottom

[@luisyepes6916]

Let's see how many people are still Listening to this Masterpiece.

[@gabrielbernard4815]

I'm here every goddam day

[@Aurorasmyworld]

I'm here almost everyday

[@stanhorvath4668]

@@gabrielbernard4815 ¹¹aq

[@Uranium145]

Lol

[@twoesone7275]

Shoutout from Ukraine my brother

[@barbaraborges8097]

I remember being a little kid and my mom left music videos playing, this one had always touched my heart and made me cry every time, now that i can understand english, it hits even deeper.. and i still cry like the 7 yo me. It might sound silly, but this video was one of the things that made me want to help saving lives, and now i am almost at the end of my medical school, listening Em to help me keep my head up while trying to deal with some strugles and grief. Love u Em ❤

[@brianagarcia7415]

This song always makes me cry, I just wanna hug em 😢😢

[@HIQ45]

RIP Proof RIP Bugz RIP Tupac, Biggie, Big L, Big Pun Legends of Hip Hop

[@NightHawk-gj4xd]

Spartan H this needs more likes. I think about this it makes me wanna cry lol.

[@mr.magnis9142]

Easy E too 😢

[@michaelcorvin951]

Síngám Thé StYlísh Îcøn Yeah

[@wiggad24slimpauly48]

Spartan H nate dogg r.i.p

[@xxtalosxx2005]

Spartan H thought you meant bugzey as in the grime artist then. I got worried

[@prodbysyndrome]

R.I.P Proof

[@shadowshiba2096]

R.I.P proof only six years late to reply

[@3zup]

Shadow Shiba 😂😂

[@chrisgreece732]

Ok

[@chris15841]

Who is that?

[@KiLLuMaNti1993]

@@chris15841 you don't know hip hop culture

[@MCLotha]

I grew up listening this song and now i am 32 years old...ths song is insane, nostalgic! anyone watching 2024 march ? I wanna see ur hand...shout-out to EM...

[@brennanyarbrough113]

Here 🖐️ I have hella memories with this song

[@shuichiminamino5788]

Hand raised I remember when this came out I was in my early 20s

[@karel_de_lille]

32 as well eminem was different

[@Evan-xn8gp]

✋️

[@tiffanyscarberry6974]

🙋

[@misternolo]

The first few lyrics are some of the most relatable things Eminem has ever said.

[@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire]

A few years ago one of my mates killed himself. This was one of his favourite songs. This is the first time I've listened to this song in about four years. RIP mate ♥️

[@mustafaahmedbabikerbabikr7343]

Sorry about that bro .

[@akumadaYT]

I hope you're doing well in life man, never forget the good memories of the ones we've lost, all the love to you and his family

[@Edon445]

why did he suicide? couldnt anyone help?

[@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire]

@Insane player he had been talking to me a lot about the problems he was going through, I knew something was up but didn't know what so I pushed him to go to the doctors. He went, and got diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, and was put on an 8 week waiting list for proper help. When he told me that I just thought "well I've done my bit" and never bothered to reach out to him again or check he was ok. A few weeks later his step dad found hin dangling from a rope, he was stiff and grey. And I have to live with the fact that if I had bothered to support him - like a mate should, his step dad wouldn't have had to try and give CPR to him despite his stiffness. I was 17 years old, and through sheer negligence I put my mate in the ground. I doubt I'll ever forgive myself for that

[@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire]

@@Edon445 I could have helped, and I should have, but I didn't appreciate how deep the need was. Now he's dead, and I'm still here. Like the punchline of a bad joke

[@modmark1689]

After a decade this song still gives me chills.

[@theduckgod3731]

Mod Mark why?

[@aestqa-4154]

@@theduckgod3731 whatchu mean why?

[@higorvaleriano8119]

M2 man I first listen to it when I was a kid

[@ionelscutaru8687]

Mee too bro!

[@karsonlippert2781]

Then ur jest a girl eminem will be my favorite person to rap I could not imagine if that was him though.

[@alienart1367]

Still jamming in 2024🔥🔥🔥

[@user5.1217]

The thing that I love about all these songs is I can come back when I’m not feeling good about a situation and listen to them and it helps me reconsider or to help me remember the better things that will happen in life.

[@jaidenobrien]

Same here, friend.

[@cn6519]

I miss this type of hip hop.. where a whole story is told over 5 mins, and stays with you. Tupac perfected it, but Eminem certainly had a part in carrying the torch.

[@megsofearthx8201]

Biggie had his story telling to a T aswel 👊🏻

[@ko3373]

you're absolutely right, he was heavily influenced by Tupac and its fair to say he carried the torch fairly well.. at least when it came to this kind of music

[@jassonlopez553]

P

[@dubla321]

Huh? Y’all sleep bruh. Tons of rappers do this shit and have been

[@australium7374]

@@dubla321 and how many of those ring in your head and make you wanna replay

[@elllanutellla]

Eminem is like that class mate you don't wanna present your project after

[@Scorpian-oi4xp]

Because you know you'll fail

[@Ray-gu2fg]

@@Scorpian-oi4xp yup

[@xxxhero7275]

Don’t. No one should tell you what you should believe ignore all the critics, and if you really want to take it down then ignore me too 💪

[@mcgregathen420]

It would be the bestest project ever because then i will kicked out of school with free education and leasure

[@sic5153]

@@xxxhero7275 who the hell are you talking to

[@theophilusbrightpiedu3029]

The chorus takes me to another world...😢

[@rustanvarinda6281]

Eminem, undeniably an icon of rap, continues to influence and shape the landscape of the genre to this day. His unmatched storytelling ability, visceral lyrics, and magnetic stage presence have defined modern rap. His legacy is unquestionable, and his impact is felt in every beat, every verse, and every line he drops.

[@MsStrati]

Perfectly said 👑💪

[@mamapapa5860]

Rest In Peace, Proof. Very Much Missed.

[@yusufmohammedkhan9998]

200th like yes

[@sirisibhe]

@@yusufmohammedkhan9998 Someone died, and you care about that you are the 200th person to like the comment No fucking respect

[@brownleaf_o1]

Indeed

[@slacker2137]

I really miss him

[@bradybrady6020]

Did they find they the guys who did it? why they did it...Beef

[@dropbullet7967]

2009: "Oh, here is a good song" 2019: "Oh, here is a good song" 3025: "Oh, here is a good song"

[@its_patrick6290]

Song came out in 2004 with encore

[@ForestSlump]

@Alexander Gallardo Marin lol why you say that. Let me know so I can start planning

[@dropbullet7967]

@@its_patrick6290 i know but not on the channel

[@smithfield7304]

2004 you mean?

[@lorenzgartner4567]

Just good? 😉

[@Monty_Negro10]

18 years on, RIP Proof 🥺🥺🙏🏾🕊️

[@soundsofyeaziba]

This was the first song I recorded on the cassette on my first tape recorder. Played it till the tapes wore out 😅

[@Blackphillipsupporter]

So haunting seeing Proof playing a hospital victim, when he passed away a year and a half after this music video was released

[@rubenhernandez8439]

That was really him?

[@alparslank4616]

@@rubenhernandez8439 Yes

[@wiseguy240Winston]

He made a track called kurt Cobain foretelling his death.

[@likeicareusewe]

It's up there with Tupac's "I ain't mad at cha" video coming out after his death

[@Ydd178]

Proof is who died?

[@macooza184]

I feel so privileged to grow up listening to this guy..

[@commentspae]

because you are

[@Tobyh214]

Facts

[@varman7082]

Accolade

[@jenniwilliams3295]

I was old ladying my son listening to crap they call rap now and had to educate. We grew up with real rappers, writers, could flow and used actual words

[@Tobyh214]

@@jenniwilliams3295 facts

[@MarlaErin]

Constellations shine brightest when they shine together ❤

[@ycrazyv1137]

I'm currently in rehab for six months. Eminem, you're helping me get through it.

[@EufrasioElBasado]

Be strong brother 💪💪💪

[@shannXT554]

Eminem is the best rapper lyrically. I love all of hie songs.

[@shannXT554]

His *

[@275Motox]

No he isn't. You ever heard of Notorious B.I.G?

[@cali8741]

275Motox Anyone can have their own opnion

[@shannXT554]

275Motox Yes, I have, and in my opinion I think Eminem is better.

[@emanueltejeda8748]

To me the top 10 rappers are and i think it's somewhat of a respectable list.. 10. NWA 9. Andre3000 8. Snoop Dogg 7. 50 Cent 6. Eminem 5. Jay Z (Old) 4. Nas 3. Rakim 2. Notorious B.I.G 1. Tupac.

[@kodakblackok-lama912]

This song is criminally underrated. The story he told on top of his verses is outstanding

[@0xqpx0]

❤️

[@michaelh9649]

Half a billion views might not be underrated lol, but I get you. It doesn’t come up a lot when people talk of him.

[@billspicer6423]

Yeah I did too

[@Kaiziak]

Probably my favorite Eminem song tbh

[@kodakblackok-lama912]

@SMIT 🤝🤭

[@RyanH-yr5tu]

I have always appreciated that the tribute at the end includes Big L. Such an underrated rapper.

[@TheNameIsJd]

You’re here in 2024 still listing to this classic🔥

[@kaiwildey1190]

“Why would I destroy something I helped build”. Them lyrics hit me hard

[@marlonsmith7342]

True words 👍🏾

[@Astro_H0riz0n]

Kai Wildey don’t know how oand you are but trust me, the older you get, other lyrics will hit harder.

[@yournan5817]

Omg I read this as that part came on lol

[@Chrisisplays]

Yeah why does he?

[@Chrisisplays]

@CJCashMoneyIMVU no, you are spot on. By his actions and concentrating on hayley having a good life, he never concentrated on his friends and thats why proof was in the bar that night. He has build a house of cards on the blood of others, like everyone that does, it will backfire on him. Thats not a theory, thats just nature. But yeah, illuminaty is kind of to make these artists look like victims... he made his decisions. He wasnt lead.

[@claudedavis201]

All these young rappers dying, this song hits differently now. These kids should hear this song and learn a lesson.

[@MacenW]

It is too relevant 16 years later

[@luiszamora9776]

DAMN!

[@edward9232]

Yeah, rappers still get shot but overdosing is the new high. People still get killed but a lot of the time they’re killing their self now.

[@claudedavis201]

@@edward9232 that’s true but that’s a different conversation. Cuz it’s not just rappers. It’s people everywhere. I actually just lost a friend to an overdose. But when I typed this comment, king von had just been killed by someone from Quando Rondo’s crew in an act of self defense. That’s why I say these young rappers should go back and listen to this song. Especially watch the video so they may see how Eminem pretty much prophesied Proof’s death.

[@LeatherCladVegan]

Would anyone like a tissue? Do-rag, perhaps?

[@user-bl8cp8vh3r]

i can feel the emotion i am so sorry for your loss Marshall 😭😭😭

[@CrisReisCris-gr6gi]

R.I.P Proof❤🔥

[@ElFknKronos10]

Man.. when i was 12 a friend showed me this song for the first time. Haven’t seen him for years and found out he died in an accident. Never took a picture with him or anything, my only memory of him is this song. RIP MARSHAL JOHNSON

[@himanshupatwal9219]

Proof died Eminem didn't

[@kamziies]

Kronos damn man..

[@momsfunk]

RIP

[@camtheboi5620]

😢😭rip

[@GODFATHERKYRO]

Himanshu Patwal ya dumb

[@jamesnokkoishimura6353]

This isn’t slim shady nor Eminem this is a best friend.

[@kawhileonard4353]

It’s b rabbit

[@kayb6850]

@@kawhileonard4353 omg😭😭😭

[@ckdagoat1170]

@@kawhileonard4353 it's Rain Man 😂😂

[@kostas9006]

I know

[@kalyckzPrah25]

33 yrs and i still cry when i listen to toy soldiers..damn this is crazy

[@lovelyk1386]

I just learned the meaning of spreading yourself short ❤🙏💗

[@Telikott]

The older you get the more depth you realise it has

[@lvgg1807]

Yeaa

[@aapiekiller100]

Shit got more depth than the ocean

[@danahorstman6828]

Spelled realize

[@elshuy8806]

fuckin true boy

[@eminemfann1000]

And also the fact that important shit just now will mean fuck all at some point in the future.

[@Rahulraj-sx4je]

Today, it’s been 14 years since we lost proof. D12 will never be the same, so does hip hop

[@sammysosaa]

Rahul raj damn RIP

[@Joel-nx9ev]

Rip proof

[@hafsakhan5844]

it is what we called life frnd...nothing is permanent not good days not even bad days😀😀

[@Lilye676]

I was born a few months before He passed Rest In Peace Big Proof

[@bradleybialecki94]

Rest in peace PROOF

[@rock.thestone]

This man impressed me again and again and I can't stop myself from listening to him

[@criastianorummouzinhodeara9968]

2024 who still listening ✌️

[@enomfonantai927]

Storytelling at its best. This is another level of poetry. Eminem deserves a Nobel prize

[@ladyluck4541]

Agreed! I said that when Kendrick Lamar received one... well deserved for him, but past due for Eminem.

[@EliFarb]

You mean a Grammy right

[@natepearce3304]

Yh predicted the future.

[@Cameron_F]

I think a Pulitzer is what they meant

[@emoineeanderson8029]

TRUE

[@mafiacityninja560]

We don’t search for old songs… we search for old memories.

[@Y18327]

Ong

[@AnonymousEntertainment]

@@Y18327 ong

[@69kinggamer81]

All the time

[@wojtinid6917]

Wrong, I search for old song, fuck old memories

[@cesarvega5715]

u r a wise man

[@Stepfon]

This Eminem realest gangster song

[@vitorbueno4301]

Eminem songs always giving the chills. One of the best artists I've had the pleasure to know.

[@executive_7333]

[Intro] Step by step, heart to heart Left, right, left We all fall down [Hook] Step by step, heart to heart Left, right, left We all fall down like toy soldiers Bit by bit, torn apart We never win But the battle wages on for toy soldiers [Verse 1] I'm supposed to be the soldier Who never blows his composure Even though I hold the weight of the whole world on my shoulders, I ain't never supposed to show it My crew ain't supposed to know it Even if it means going toe to toe with a Benzino It don't matter I'd never drag them in battles that I can handle 'Less I absolutely have to, I'm supposed to set an example I need to be the leader, my crew looks for me to guide 'em If some shit ever does pop off, I'm supposed to be beside 'em That Ja shit, I tried to squash it It was too late to stop it There's a certain line you just don't cross, and he crossed it I heard him say Hailie's name on a song And I just lost it it was crazy The shit went way beyond some Jay Z and Nas shit And even though the battle is won, I feel like we lost it I spent so much energy on it, honestly I'm exhausted And I'm so caught in it I almost feel I'm the one who caused it This ain't what I'm in hip hop for, it's not why I got in it That was never my object, for someone to get killed Why would I want to destroy something I helped build? It wasn't my intentions, my intentions were good I went through my whole career Without ever mentioning And that was just outta respect, for not running my mouth And talking about something that I knew nothing about Plus Dre told me stay out, this just wasn't my beef So I did, I just fell back, watched and gritted my teeth While he's all over TV Down-talking the man who literally saved my life Like, fuck it, I understand This is business, and this shit just isn't none of my business I'm still knowing this shit could pop off at any minute, ‘cause… [Hook] Step by step, heart to heart Left, right, left We all fall down like toy soldiers Bit by bit, torn apart We never win But the battle wages on for toy soldiers [Verse 2] There used to be a time when you could just say a rhyme and Wouldn't have to worry about one of your people dyin' But now it's elevated ‘Cause once you put someone's kids in it The shit gets escalated it ain't just words no more, is it? It's a different ball game You call names and you ain't just rappin' We actually tried to stop the 50 and Ja beef from happenin' Me and Dre had sat with him Kicked it and had a chat with him And asked him not to start it, he wasn't gonna go after him Until Ja started yappin' in magazines how he stabbed him Fuck it, "50, smash him! Mash him and let him have it!" Meanwhile my attention's pulled in another direction Some receptionist at the Source Who answers phones at his desk Has an erection for me and thinks that I'll be his resurrection Tries to blow the dust off his mic and make a new record But now he's fucked the game up, ‘cause one of the ways I came up, was through that publication The same one that made me famous Now the owner of it has got a grudge against me for nothin'? Well, fuck it, that mothafucka could get it too, fuck him then! But I'm so busy being pissed off, I don't stop to think That we just inherited 50's beef with Murder Inc And he's inherited mine, which is fine Ain't like either of us mind We still have soldiers that's on the front line That's willing to die for us as soon as we give the orders Never to extort us, strictly to show they support us And maybe shout 'em out in a rap or up in the chorus To show 'em we love 'em back And let them know how important it is To have Runyon Avenue soldiers up in our corners Their loyalty to us is worth more than any award is But I ain't tryin' to have none of my people hurt or murdered It ain't worth it, I can't think of a perfecter way to word it Than to just say that I love y'all too much to see the verdict I'll walk away from it all 'fore I let it go any further But don't get it twisted, it's not a plea that I'm coppin' I'm just willing to be the bigger man if y'all can quit poppin' Off at your jaws, well, then I can ‘Cause frankly I'm sick of talkin'. I'm not going to let someone else's coffin rest on my conscience, ‘cause… [Hook] Step by step, heart to heart Left, right, left We all fall down like toy soldiers Bit by bit, torn apart We never win But the battle wages on for toy soldiers ps.i can't see anyone posting lyrics anywhere so I wrote it down,you can thank me later pps .also don't forget to like this so other people can see this so they can understand this masterpiece better Personal update:oh shit 1.1k likes yet I only have 10 subscribers,oh what the hell thank you guys for liking,but I'm not taking any credit this is eminem's lyrics so credit goes to him

[@INDIANA_ONE_]

Executive _ thanks I was looking too

[@executive_7333]

Dawn Soap no probs man,spread the word so other people can enjoy the song better

[@hannnahannna1134]

Who else attempt rapping it but failed a little but kept rapping it and went faster

[@executive_7333]

Hannna Hannna well I've got ya covered already

[@r3dsnow757]

nice having lyrics in the comment no need to search thanks

[@tarek7866]

The day Eminem dies, youtube will feel stupid for censoring his lyrics

[@phoenix_beatz3961]

Yee

[@fuckyachickenstrips8162]

no they wont

[@saboorshah9469]

Gods never die

[@vladimirsacherer9793]

I don't want to have to come to terms that one day he will die

[@moistsocks2188]

Just realized eminem will die in my lifetime.... R.I.P.

[@pjcross2153]

2024 we still soldier on🤘🏽

[@christinemacleod6771]

The most influential rapper in history crossed the divide between black and white.

[@Malthaell_]

“There used to be a time, when you could say rhyme and not worry about one of your people dying”

[@heathwr3325]

angelboy1488 there*

[@Malthaell_]

Damn wish I invested into BTC when I made this comment

[@Malthaell_]

Damn wish I kept investing after I made this last comment and Etherium

[@BoughtNotBuilt]

Christmas day 2005. I'm 8 years old. Parents got me a brand new walkman. Uncle hands me a wrapped CD album later that night. Opened that shit up, It was the Encore album. Popped that shit into my walkman and blasted away. Never realized how significant this album was for me during that time. Vivid memories man. To go back in time...

[@beastoftalvar]

Same as with me bro...It was the album that made me fell in love with Eminem.

[@tierybodas408]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2XGmJqFeKx1g9U

[@notwhoyouare1543]

Shout out to the cool uncles who do this shit.

[@Madox-qv3ps]

Same shit in Germany

[@mightymallardz768]

I was 5 when this album was fresh but man this album and this song were staples of what 2000s rap and hip hop were.

[@tododiaissonotice7141]

Finally i find this is music 😢

[@franciscojacinto348]

After PAC in the movement no one is ahead of the Boy from Detroit.

[@lpdiesel33]

Back when lyrics were meaningful and beats were dope

[@shellyf596]

Lupito Perez true true

[@mcmszn281]

beats still are dope

[@kavirajan1995]

damn right

[@gianfrancogutierrez9697]

@@mcmszn281 Unfortunately, everything is that insufferable trap shit

[@akhtar10x80]

@@gianfrancogutierrez9697 Kendrick, Chance, K.A.A.N, There are a couple, you gotta find em

[@sumuqh]

RIP Proof.

[@mincitis9085]

Hip hop shop motor city legend 313

[@UNITEWAD]

WORD. X

[@johntatum6589]

Rip proof

[@leopacheco2634]

Then he died a week later RIP Proof

[@moses5307]

@Schism Circle yup

[@jessiereyes254]

This video give me the chills with the lyrics and love this song from Eminem

[@TheHimothys22_17]

When your childhood song is way more deep when you think

[@gamingseriesx06]

The older we get, the harder Eminem's old songs we vibe with hits us with reality

[@taylortottt]

And the harder it’s gets to find the actual original version like wtfff stoppp 😩

[@eMJay010993]

I just had this epiphany. History repeats itself. It's just a slightly different version. Be critical of the present because that's where real change is borne.

[@GalilHDD]

Whats even more weird is proof is playing someone who died the same death as he does 2 Years later this video released...

[@sog7516]

GalilHD sacrifice...

[@heatherleightruecrimecomingOct]

GalilHD yes some people know nothing about that

[@kidddev7792]

illuminati,

[@bendahninga3025]

What? I'm confused.

[@killjoycola]

It was years later.. not two months

[@user-vm6xp7rg4l]

Thanks for getting me threw everything an all break ups wiv your music god bless my brother 🙏 Amen

[@davidwilliamson9462]

That bass is right in the marrow of my bones. Holy holy holy. Love to all that get it. Prayers for those that don’t x

[@traymilla932]

R.i.p proof still showing love in 2019

[@jacobfriedman6606]

Proof was the proof M.M. became EMINEM...tragedy

[@helloyouthere8133]

so addicted to this song in 2004- 2005 still amazing

[@helloyouthere8133]

i was so addicted to 50 cent, eminem, usher in 2005

[@IBazza_]

100% bro

[@Xxpersonx]

love

[@ThomasWillness]

It's crazy that two years after the release of this song, Big Proof died the same way as in this Music Video. RIP Proof.

[@CapsFan117]

@@owlgirl6648 Take your conspiracy theories and shove it.

[@gut853]

Akash Sandhu nah he was a blood sacrifice. This is just another great example of predictive programming. Think about it. Em’s career was starting to go into the toilet and then years later he has a massive comeback with Recovery and is everywhere again? There’s a reason for that called Illuminati backed support

[@MikeBerbano]

This is no C-theory, jus facts: Proof was depicted in this video death scene then shortly thereafter dies tragically in real life April 2006. Fast forward 2016, this cartoon depicts Kobe in Helicopter accident then it happens in real life 2020: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4ayZJ2kobp2maM Many other predictive programming have occured as well (WTC 911, Robin William's, etc)

[@MikeBerbano]

@@CapsFan117 these are not theories nor coincidences, just facts: Proof was depicted in this video death scene then shortly thereafter dies tragically in real life April 2006. Fast forward 2016, this cartoon depicts Kobe in Helicopter accident then it happens in real life 2020: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4ayZJ2kobp2maM

[@gracjan9069]

@@MikeBerbano You are just crazy ass people. Proof died case he was drunk and got into heated beef with someone else, while also having a gun with him. Hence shooutout. In Detroit cases like that are daily basis not some iluminati shit.

[@HayleyLang-ct2ot]

This was played at my little bros funeral last month 💔 only 26 waiting on autopsy results this song now breaks me rest in paradise brother Rossy 💔

[@lebogangthebe1595]

so much in love with this tune

[@TazmanianDevil]

Mgk shoulda listened to this before dissing em

[@BIOSHOCKFOXX]

I know, right? I actually by accident got back, and listened to these lyrics while at it, and it totally changed my wishes, well, somewhat changed. Because at first I thanked for Em' to wake up and do his thing, be rough with people, but then, I heard this, and I realized, it's not what he wants to be honest, he wasn't for it in hip-hop, but some people cross the line like Benzino and Ja Rule, like in this song it is being described, that he was so much into it, that he forgot what his goal was, and when he realized it, he made this last song which placed end to their battles at that moment, and Ja Rule with Benzino realized it too ( I think, I am not sure), and that's why this song was the last one that basically placed the end to their feuds and reasons for those diss battles. This is actually quite touching, Em' was told to stand off, but he got triggered and he joined battle himself, and he won it basically, something 50 and Dre couldn't do, or took too long to finish it. MGK needs to listen to this again and understand, that what he did with his latest comeback disses, was wrong, by placing Heilie, okey, screw Kim, but I think Em' will come back hard, I hope so actually. One side wants for Em' and MGK to throw back and forth diss tracks, for the old time sake of rap/hio-hop, and because Em' hasn't put out anything great for a decade, but the other side, after listening to this, understands that it's not what I want, because it would be against Em' wishes. Purely out of respect, but then again, I wish Em' would put out something hard, unpolished, something that isn't pop dance background thing.

[@TazmanianDevil]

BIOSHOCKFOXX facts bro, em’s gonna have to come back tho he’s really gonna go back to the old him

[@BIOSHOCKFOXX]

Like I said, I really wish it from one side, we miss that part of Em', we, as listeners, and defenders of someone who fought his way through in the times (not in my time, I was just born in 94, so I was only with the 2000's Em's stuff) when he struggled, we deserve the luxury of having the Slim Shady, the evil side of Em', like it was back in the day, since Em' has been all good, but with bad products for this last decade, until now. And understanding where Em is coming from, but we still deserve, or I think we deserve, to have something that isn't pop style. I just want him to understand what fans want, because we made him, Dre as well, but mostly without fans, without us, he wouldn't be where he is.

[@adrianbriscoe1456]

Tazmanian Devil 💉💯💯💯

[@DTJump]

im sure he did. eminem was his idol after all

[@myname8635]

He had so much shit going on at this time it's amazing he was able to make a song like this

[@gummyaj6862]

its so true he had something in him to be able to make a song in such a hard time

[@jakubczelak2178]

what was happening at that time.

[@myname8635]

+strongarm 5 he was on lots of sleeping pills and he had a few beefs going on

[@hleth4888]

This was his response to all the shit..his way of pulling himself out of the beefs so he could deal with his personal stuff

[@myname8635]

+Kittens GWT very true

[@takundakativu6802]

23 Dec 2023...still fire

[@Eminem-is-him_313.]

R.I.P. Proof you will be missed and forever in our hearts🕊

[@pelagicboreas]

Eighteen years later, Eminem still touches spirit with this one. Unreal how it gets better every time I hear it.

[@joehenry709]

He even lets you know in this song he sacrificed Proof. Lol

[@amiracle1269]

​@@joehenry709silence

[@johnbaggus9966]

Exactly , pure ace

[@icedrice-ts5zz]

Want this played at my funeral. Straight up.

[@jostonio]

just like toy soldiers ;)

[@Austin69420.]

Yes! ☝️

[@airskii]

yes

[@jostonio]

i was just at a funeral...... no joke

[@airskii]

+Alanna Jezewski whaaaat!

[@Vrillon2025]

Needed to hear this😞

[@MikeBeats00]

Yeah I come back here from time to time also

[@OurVillansEvil13]

20 years later 2024 and this song still hits

[@flofu]

Let’s be honest, em will forever be rap legend.

[@andresfelipemorenozabala7726]

not from rap, from music yes

[@bristolthomas8364]

he will always be a legend

[@nowindgofly8933]

Yes

[@shadespitterr3366]

Fr

[@nonamepodcast4147]

Yes yes he will

[@bjrns.saaiman6293]

"I'm not gonna let someone else's coffin rest on my conscience." This line still hits me

[@bison301]

Because he sadly did

[@2009maryangel]

He died nd thy cloned him

[@billybob9263]

*I read this as soon as that line hit and I'm genuinely scared*

[@gavinphillips2589]

Shame here it pulls a heart string. " I ain't letting someone's coffin rest on my contusions". Chills man

[@Saikomac]

@@billybob9263 same here

[@user-ny1gu4qr6i]

Eminem ❤❤from Philippines salute u ur the genuine of ral

[@user-gd8kr5tn2y]

Absolute talent.

[@robertmitchell9831]

Still listening to this in 2022. An absolute classic. Had this as a single when it released. Forever a fan of Eminem!!

[@finlayabercromby7987]

As soon as i heard an eminem song i was hooked for life

[@weshannah840]

Eminem is the GOAT

[@oscargarcianunez9321]

Present

[@leonsyfox3175]

Me too

[@yalnohsah9882]

They don't make um like they used to