His friend Bugs died during those beefs I believe. Proof is playing him in the video, and the crazy part is this video depicts almost exactly what happened to Proof a year later.
Bugz died in 1999 attending a picnic with his family when an argument broke out with a random man who got a gun from his car and killed him. Nothing to do with these beefs
The original Toy Soldiers song is from Martika and she was an 80's artist that was on the show Kids Incorporated along side Fergie. That's where he sampled this song from.
@@sneakysquirrel1990 Dre and Suge had beef after dre left death row and started aftermath. But em knew it wasn’t his place to jump in and start dissing and dropping names, even tho I’m sure he was more than willing to.
Quick fact, In verse one when Em says " I went threw my whole career without mentioning ____" He is referring to Suge Knight while Suge was beefing with Dr Dre for people who don't know.
The Eminem/D12 vs Benzino and Ja thing got way crazier than you think. There were 6+ tracks going back forth even getting to the point of Em Saying if I got killed in this beef I got a million in cash that says I will get you back in haylies name. It got violent in person too not just in dis tracks. Many altercations in clubs and stabbings and attempted shootings.
@MrLboyd The four rappers at the end of the song: Big L, Biggie, Tupac and Bugz. From what my sources say, BugZ was a part of D12 but was killed and then ran over after a dispute about a waterpistol on 5/21/99. BugZ last request before he passed was to have Swift join the group but Eminem volunteered, this led Eminem to eventually rejoin the group. Hope this helps ❤️
The way this video later played itself out in real life is scary. Makes it hit in a different way after what happened with Proof. RIP to Bugz and Proof.
@@sneakysquirrel1990 Suge Knight founded Death Row Records with Dre, Dre left in a nasty fallout to start Aftermath. Em wanted to go to bat for Dre, but Dre said stay out of it, so he did.
Insightful reaction thank you! I’ve listened to this song before and liked it - but you’re the first person to give insight on the specific rap beef being referred to. Also, liking the other commenters confirming what you said about foreshadowing, the protectiveness when it comes to his daughter and the quality of the song.
50 and Jas beef is so much deeper , jarule supposedly had 50 stabbed in a studio before 50 was shot and then word is Murder inc had Jam Master J killed for working with 50. Murder inc worked with Supreme, he was a big name in New York back in the day.
This was my first Eminem song I ever heard, fell in love instantly. I still rock his stuff to this day, 17 years later. One of my fave songs of his, definitely a product of the time, but still holds up strongly to this day.
Damn, your presentation, even if simple, is damn good. Crispy voice and the reaction cam, it's all nice and neat! You just got yourself a new subscriber!
I remember Martika did the toy soldier sample in this. So cool how it was incorporated ... she was on kids Inc back in the 80',s. Loved that show. Nobody every remembers that show
you wanna hear a twisted eminem song go listen to kim. but the thing about eminem is after his first two album that catapulted him to stardom you can hear the growth from third album till now. he went from a sick demented poet to a culture changing ICON. i love eminem and after he went to rehab and had relapse and then tried again then dropped recovery you can see were he went from serial killer rapper to this award winning lyricist
His first 4 studio albums were pure gas. Then things really slowed down in quality big time. This album also had mosh on it. One shot two shot. We as Americans.
This whole beef mess is why Eminem is not about grabbing his gun. He wanted it to stay on the mic. Please react to what I feelcis a top verse ever put out by Eminem on track by yelawolf - best friend
That's because 50 already gave Ja a black eye, im not joking he actually did give him a black eye. Proof even talks about it on his track called Trapped. Here's the line "Ja can take one punch but 50 can take 9".
I appreciate how you justify missing out on a lot of Eminem's stuff. *Loads* of artists I love will come out with release after release and for the most part when it comes to new music I really have to spend a lot of time absorbing it to figure out if I like it or not, so I often spend a lot of time listening to stuff I know I already like instead. Falling back on that Biggie shit as you said. For me it was Incubus.
Same here. Even with my fave artists from back when, I still typically only listen to their older stuff from back in the day despite new music being released regularly. I tend to enjoy the new music when I actually take time to do so. But it’s just easier to stick to old faves.
@@ladyolinden it's like the sweet spot of your favorite boots/shoes-- already broken in, super comfortable; before the footwear starts thinking about falling apart.
One of the things that is so incredible about this song is that Em manages to condense and relate a huge amount of the history of the beefs, even as far back as Dre and Shug, though he definitely made a point of not using Shugs name in this song out of respect to Dre and his request for Em to stay out of it. Poetry, performance and history all in one beautifully made song.
Man this is my first time on your channel and I love it, I like your style, I like that you keep it real and that you know your hip-hop!! Salute to you man.
His best friend his other self and the person that helped him through the most, you can look up a freestyle that em and proof did together a while before proofs passing and em is just chill and smiling and happy, ever since that shit of a day you can just tell that some of ems life force was drained and it changed the way he saw this already shitty world he came up in, it hits hard to anyone that really thinks deeply about good friends and mentors and makes you realise why his music took some of the direction it did (rage and hopelessness and depression and regret) you can feel it.
Sample is "Toy Soldiers" by Martika, who had a few hits in (i wanna say) the late 80s. I was at work one night a month or two back and another single of hers, "I feel the earth move" played on whatever digital radio station we were listening to and I mentioned to my 23yo co-worker that I remember this song back in my childhood, and that she had another great song called "Toy Soldiers" ... then like an hour later they played this and I laughed when i realised it was just a sample
When this song was released I was like 12/13 and never thought about this could be real some day…..they‘re like untouchable for me….. And then this shit happened in the CCC club and ripped my heart right off my chest 😣
Listened to this song for years... and owned the Martika backing track prior to Eminem.. but knew very little of the back story/rap war. Thanks for giving me some insight 👍🏼
I’m not really a huge Eminem fan, I don’t really listen to most of his songs, but for some reason I always liked this one, because of how real and honest it is. The message of this song is way too important to not appreciate it
His friend Bugs a former member of D12 was shot and killed during a beef after his death eminem talked to the other members of D12 and asked if he could take his place, they said yea and from there they got there split personalities, also eminem wasnt originally a member of D12 he was just going to sign them to his label and get them straight but unfortunately bugs passed before that could happen, the other members of D12 were signed by eminem for more info can check the evolution of eminem its an hour long And major respects to bugs and proof🙏🏽🐐🕊
This song/whole album brings me back to playing Spider-Man 2 on the Playstation 2 with my hommie during summer break. Literally all day playing that game and bumping 'Encore' until the parents came home lol.
You’re sooo close to understanding things. It’s obvious you know HH, no doubt but keep up the Em grind. It’s different and if you do your eyes will open. It’s weird 👍🏻💪🏻
Crazy man…First time I heard this song was 106 N Park the video. I was 14 years old and that shit had me in tears. Just beat and melody and seeing Proof tryna hold on and make it from being shot. Then Proof is killed in real life…This song really hits you these days. Crazy how that song is almost 20 years old.
"I went through my whole career without ever mentioning (Suge)" That's what that verse is about. "Plus Dre told me stay out, it just wasn't my beef, so I did I just sat back watched and gritted my teeth"
When you know some things from that era but not the timeline than react to Eminem - Bully and also read the lyrics from "like toy soldiers" to see that 50 cent first had a beef and that M was told to stay out but that he came in hard after they said Hailie's name.
No he isn't. Bugs' death was completely unrelated. Em was just rapping about how the beef could potentially take a turn for the worse and how he wanted to avoid it
@@dazzamcg2369 no he didn't, the point of this video is that it's a meant to portray a potential scenario that Em saw coming if he continued beefing with people. Bugz's death was not related to any rap beef
![Noob To Max With DRAGON REWORK In Blox Fruits [FULL MOVIE]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/LnBMOinoOvA/mqdefault.jpg)
His friend Bugs died during those beefs I believe. Proof is playing him in the video, and the crazy part is this video depicts almost exactly what happened to Proof a year later.
crazy bro
True 👆🏽 crazy shit
ruclips.net/video/w2rICwGGTds/видео.html
Bugz died in 1999 attending a picnic with his family when an argument broke out with a random man who got a gun from his car and killed him. Nothing to do with these beefs
@@ashleycolangelo2962 I wasn't sure of details i just knew that it is Bugz being depicted by Proof in the video hence my thought that it was linked.
R.I.P. Bugs
R.I.P. Proof
This song hits my feels everytime. The unknown foreshadowing is heartbreaking.
ruclips.net/video/w2rICwGGTds/видео.html
Creepy sad 😢#ripproof100
You gotta really be a cornball to spam your song on a comment like this. I'm lookin at you, Nor.
i like to think they're both watching over him in spirit
I always get goosebumps when I listen to this song
R.I.P Proof a legend taken to soon
And Bugz
Em can't watch this video anymore and regrets having proof play the part of the dead guy
Trueee
Both Bugz and Proof were straight up monsters in the game
R.I.P.
Proof was my favorite in D-12 kills em in most songs
"It went way beyond some Jay-Z and Nas shit" is in reference to it becoming more personal, more dangerous and that it went beyond just rapping.
THIS! this is why the beef was way beyond, condom on a baby seat can't compare to a dead friend.
Yep
@@DaftProxy who died?
@@EpickaNESSiskool proof and bugs
@@themugfinman4323 yeah, but that's not what this track is about
Eminem won't perform this song anymore because of Proof, it's a beautiful song but I get it.
False, eminem perfrom this song everytime until this day
He doesn't perform cleaning out my closet anymore is what I've read in the youtube comments.
@@dzer3 yeah he said he doesn’t do it anymore because he grew and realised what was going on with his mama and inevitably forgave her
This reminds me of watching Cory Tailor perform Snuff. He breaks down a lot when performing it.
this is on of the rarest songs, that someone have put every word on every drum beat. just listen it carefuly. riding it like a cowboy.
The original Toy Soldiers song is from Martika and she was an 80's artist that was on the show Kids Incorporated along side Fergie. That's where he sampled this song from.
Yes! I just said the same thing! So happy someone else remembers that show!
@@deanlangworthy3311 I "believe" it was also part of the soundtrack of Lost Boys - mean the original song lol
Bugz was a D12 member who was shot, he was on the mural.
Eminem, 50 cent, and Busta's diss on Ja Rule, to the Hail Mary beat is fire.
50 nails pacs flow
When Eminem says
"There used to be a time when
You can say a rhyme and
Wouldn't have to worry about one of your people dyin" strong bar
this song has made me wanna cry since ms
Thanks!
every word falls on the drum beat !! this is genius work !!
I didn’t get this one for awhile either. “It wasn’t my intention. My intentions were good. I went thru my whole career without ever mentioning Suge.”
It didn’t click for me until I saw him live and it wasn’t censored
Not familiar with the whole suge thing can I get a quick tldr
@@sneakysquirrel1990 Dre and Suge had beef after dre left death row and started aftermath. But em knew it wasn’t his place to jump in and start dissing and dropping names, even tho I’m sure he was more than willing to.
@@kevincorso7929 also, beef with Em results in epic verbal evisceration; public beef with suge feels like it's a good way to get shot dead.
Quick fact, In verse one when Em says " I went threw my whole career without mentioning ____" He is referring to Suge Knight while Suge was beefing with Dr Dre for people who don't know.
YEP PROOF PLAYED THE PART AND EXATLY ITS THE CIRCLE WITH HIS BEST FRIEND PROOF but im glad proof still there in his music and living on
He memorized the drum loop, and every word* falls on a beat. It's amazing.
The sample (the girl singing) in the song is a song called Toy Soldiers by Marika.
Love that song from Martika.
i remember that vividly from a show i watched as a kid. makes me want to cry every time.
I had this cassette when I was really young!! Freaked out when I heard this song!!
RIP big Proof.
His flow with the beat is just genius....best ever track on that aspect 🔥
R. I. P. Proof
Proof (Em's best friend) played the guy who was killed in this video. He was murdered shortly after this song was released. Rip Proof.
I have so many memories listening to this song as a kid it’s always a hit to the heart
This is one of my favorite Eminem songs! So glad you reacted to it. Your background knowledge is impressive.
This song tugs at the ol heart strings every single time!😢 😭
When he mentioned it went past Jay z and Nas, he is talking about how it went from rap/industry and turned into street beef
The Eminem/D12 vs Benzino and Ja thing got way crazier than you think. There were 6+ tracks going back forth even getting to the point of Em Saying if I got killed in this beef I got a million in cash that says I will get you back in haylies name. It got violent in person too not just in dis tracks. Many altercations in clubs and stabbings and attempted shootings.
@MrLboyd The four rappers at the end of the song: Big L, Biggie, Tupac and Bugz. From what my sources say, BugZ was a part of D12 but was killed and then ran over after a dispute about a waterpistol on 5/21/99. BugZ last request before he passed was to have Swift join the group but Eminem volunteered, this led Eminem to eventually rejoin the group. Hope this helps ❤️
i dunno why people think everyone heard everything eminem has out. i like em and im still listening to his old stuff for the first time
The way this video later played itself out in real life is scary. Makes it hit in a different way after what happened with Proof.
RIP to Bugz and Proof.
Bro the explicit version is the one you need, he’s talking about suge and Dre too at one point and you miss it because it’s the clean version.
Even in explicit version....Suge was always blanked out!
@@coreyhenn He even says he doesn't mention it... but if you know you know lol
yeah man that suge shit crazyy
Not familiar with this beef can I get a quick tldr
@@sneakysquirrel1990 Suge Knight founded Death Row Records with Dre, Dre left in a nasty fallout to start Aftermath. Em wanted to go to bat for Dre, but Dre said stay out of it, so he did.
Insightful reaction thank you! I’ve listened to this song before and liked it - but you’re the first person to give insight on the specific rap beef being referred to.
Also, liking the other commenters confirming what you said about foreshadowing, the protectiveness when it comes to his daughter and the quality of the song.
50 and Jas beef is so much deeper , jarule supposedly had 50 stabbed in a studio before 50 was shot and then word is Murder inc had Jam Master J killed for working with 50. Murder inc worked with Supreme, he was a big name in New York back in the day.
He actually dissed his kid. I would say the Eminem and Ja beef was bigger than Jay and Nas in my opinion. Plus Ja had 50 stabbed and Proof jumped
50's like Harry Potter when it comes to surviving gunshots.
@@deepaparakkal4241 So, he survived one whole gunshot?
@@SnailHatan 9 gunshots at once you mean? While gettin In a car????
@@SnailHatan he was shot 9 times fool
@@smgs921 clearly you don’t know about Harry Potter, fool. Try again
This was my first Eminem song I ever heard, fell in love instantly. I still rock his stuff to this day, 17 years later. One of my fave songs of his, definitely a product of the time, but still holds up strongly to this day.
Damn, your presentation, even if simple, is damn good. Crispy voice and the reaction cam, it's all nice and neat! You just got yourself a new subscriber!
Grown up listening to this Straight Banger ✔️
RIP Bugz and Big Proof
We miss the both of you 😢
RIP Bugs and Proof.
I really enjoy your videos. You're very insightful and your voice is so amazing. 💛
I remember the first time I heard this back in high school it gave me chills.
I remember Martika did the toy soldier sample in this. So cool how it was incorporated
... she was on kids Inc back in the 80',s. Loved that show. Nobody every remembers that show
you wanna hear a twisted eminem song go listen to kim. but the thing about eminem is after his first two album that catapulted him to stardom you can hear the growth from third album till now. he went from a sick demented poet to a culture changing ICON. i love eminem and after he went to rehab and had relapse and then tried again then dropped recovery you can see were he went from serial killer rapper to this award winning lyricist
His first 4 studio albums were pure gas. Then things really slowed down in quality big time. This album also had mosh on it. One shot two shot. We as Americans.
You should definitely react to more Eminem 🔥🔥
This whole beef mess is why Eminem is not about grabbing his gun. He wanted it to stay on the mic. Please react to what I feelcis a top verse ever put out by Eminem on track by yelawolf - best friend
Best Friend is an awesome track! I second that recommendation
Agreed... Em goes to another planet on Best Friend, He 's in his bag for sure!
I mean he did pull guns on people and even pistol whipped a dude but after proof died he settled down from that type of stuff
That's because 50 already gave Ja a black eye, im not joking he actually did give him a black eye. Proof even talks about it on his track called Trapped. Here's the line
"Ja can take one punch but 50 can take 9".
Portugal here for the Goat Eminem always since day one and forever but also for other legendary OG'S and good stuff. Thanks for reacting. Salutes.
I love how you understood so much about this song and the lyrics what a good genuine reaction
It's so eerie having Proof getting killed in the video before he passed
This is beautiful song, emotional, deep...Thanks, Peace
The song is about his best friend friend proof. One of the underraded rappers who got shot. I didnt heard about bugs. R.I.P. to them!
This is such a good song, and it hurts, in so many ways. Love the people you grew up with. Love the people you know now. :)
I appreciate how you justify missing out on a lot of Eminem's stuff.
*Loads* of artists I love will come out with release after release and for the most part when it comes to new music I really have to spend a lot of time absorbing it to figure out if I like it or not, so I often spend a lot of time listening to stuff I know I already like instead. Falling back on that Biggie shit as you said. For me it was Incubus.
Same here. Even with my fave artists from back when, I still typically only listen to their older stuff from back in the day despite new music being released regularly.
I tend to enjoy the new music when I actually take time to do so. But it’s just easier to stick to old faves.
@@ladyolinden it's like the sweet spot of your favorite boots/shoes-- already broken in, super comfortable; before the footwear starts thinking about falling apart.
One of the things that is so incredible about this song is that Em manages to condense and relate a huge amount of the history of the beefs, even as far back as Dre and Shug, though he definitely made a point of not using Shugs name in this song out of respect to Dre and his request for Em to stay out of it. Poetry, performance and history all in one beautifully made song.
Shoutout Cheel! Love the intro, that could last to the last.
Definitely give us some more Em!
Maybe Coffin by Eminem and Jessie Reyez or Bang by Conway the Machine and Eminem (Leaked version)
Man this is my first time on your channel and I love it, I like your style, I like that you keep it real and that you know your hip-hop!! Salute to you man.
This guy is hands down my favorite reactor.
His best friend his other self and the person that helped him through the most, you can look up a freestyle that em and proof did together a while before proofs passing and em is just chill and smiling and happy, ever since that shit of a day you can just tell that some of ems life force was drained and it changed the way he saw this already shitty world he came up in, it hits hard to anyone that really thinks deeply about good friends and mentors and makes you realise why his music took some of the direction it did (rage and hopelessness and depression and regret) you can feel it.
Sample is "Toy Soldiers" by Martika, who had a few hits in (i wanna say) the late 80s.
I was at work one night a month or two back and another single of hers, "I feel the earth move" played on whatever digital radio station we were listening to and I mentioned to my 23yo co-worker that I remember this song back in my childhood, and that she had another great song called "Toy Soldiers" ... then like an hour later they played this and I laughed when i realised it was just a sample
When this song was released I was like 12/13 and never thought about this could be real some day…..they‘re like untouchable for me…..
And then this shit happened in the CCC club and ripped my heart right off my chest 😣
It’s insane the foreshadowing in this video. RIP Proof
When he was referring to the Jay and Nas beef he was saying that once Hallie was brought up, Ja took it past some music shit, he got personal imo...
R.I.P KING PROOF!!!!! ONE OF THE BEST 🔥🔥🔥🍻🍻🍻💯💯💯💯
R.I.P. Bugs...and Proof...and Biggie...Pac...the list goes on...and that’s what the song is about
U called Ja Oscar The Grouch!!😂😂😂😂that's amazing!!❤🎶
It’s kinda funny considering Eminem got called that by MGK
The beef included benzine and ja and yes Suge knight he said I went my whole life without mentioning Suge but they took out the Suge part
R.i.p Proof, may your music forever live on amongst all of us. Eminem did his thing as a tribute on this.
Proof plays Bugz in this video. It's heartbreaking that he was the victim a year later.
Listened to this song for years... and owned the Martika backing track prior to Eminem.. but knew very little of the back story/rap war. Thanks for giving me some insight 👍🏼
I’m not really a huge Eminem fan, I don’t really listen to most of his songs, but for some reason I always liked this one, because of how real and honest it is. The message of this song is way too important to not appreciate it
His friend Bugs a former member of D12 was shot and killed during a beef after his death eminem talked to the other members of D12 and asked if he could take his place, they said yea and from there they got there split personalities, also eminem wasnt originally a member of D12 he was just going to sign them to his label and get them straight but unfortunately bugs passed before that could happen, the other members of D12 were signed by eminem for more info can check the evolution of eminem its an hour long
And major respects to bugs and proof🙏🏽🐐🕊
That marching snare beat never ceases to be legendary.
TY 🙏 4 another 🔥🔥🔥 reaction, appreciate u 💯!
i am surprised you’ve never heard this
It was absolute forshadowing. Proof died in the video and then died in real life a year later. His best friend.
Tears, every time...
he didnt battle benzino, he killed him
Proof was the man R.I.P I was lucky enough to see him with D12 in Milwaukee very early 2000. Think it was 01
ive seen hiphop and rap go from friendship to mouthing off at each other to shooting each other to being about peace and kindness and friendship
breaking down Eminem lyrics is a whole series in it's self there is a a rough and gritty side to these words between those guys back in the day
Thankyou for the great reaction.
Sending you big support from Indonesia ❤👍
I love this song sooooo much haven’t heard it in a minute
Love to watch your reactions. Keep up the good work , lets get that 120k.
Noti gang
You have good views and energy. You have earned up a new sub
Allegedly about 5-6 ppl died with 50 and Em´s beef with M Inc. Em´s like in this song enough is enough. It was literally, RIDE OR DIE!
This song/whole album brings me back to playing Spider-Man 2 on the Playstation 2 with my hommie during summer break. Literally all day playing that game and bumping 'Encore' until the parents came home lol.
I love your input
Listen to the full song they sample
Martika - Toy Soldiers
Great song! You can't go wrong with Eminem. He's just a great songwriter.
I was away nice u r still going strong
New subscriber here. Great reaction.
"Bro don't explain the bar...hmmmm, yea I don't know what he's trying to say."😂😂😂😂
You’re sooo close to understanding things. It’s obvious you know HH, no doubt but keep up the Em grind. It’s different and if you do your eyes will open. It’s weird 👍🏻💪🏻
Crazy man…First time I heard this song was 106 N Park the video. I was 14 years old and that shit had me in tears. Just beat and melody and seeing Proof tryna hold on and make it from being shot. Then Proof is killed in real life…This song really hits you these days. Crazy how that song is almost 20 years old.
"I went through my whole career without ever mentioning (Suge)" That's what that verse is about. "Plus Dre told me stay out, it just wasn't my beef, so I did I just sat back watched and gritted my teeth"
He certainly was foreshadowing
This song was about bugs (D12) dying, Proof played the part of the dying person..2 yrs later thats how he actually died
When you know some things from that era but not the timeline than react to Eminem - Bully and also read the lyrics from "like toy soldiers" to see that 50 cent first had a beef and that M was told to stay out but that he came in hard after they said Hailie's name.
Love this one
omfg canibus was amazing only you know this
homie much love
U need to react to Eminem mosh. Thumbs this up and get him to see it
Em is talking about how Bugs died. Proof is playing the part in the video, Proof died about a year after this was released
2 years. This was released in 2004. Proof died on April 11th 2006
No he isn't. Bugs' death was completely unrelated. Em was just rapping about how the beef could potentially take a turn for the worse and how he wanted to avoid it
Yup proof played bugs.. R.i.P
@@dazzamcg2369 no he didn't, the point of this video is that it's a meant to portray a potential scenario that Em saw coming if he continued beefing with people.
Bugz's death was not related to any rap beef
@@dazzamcg2369 yup. R.I.P bugs