Like Toy Soldiers
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| Single by Eminem from the album Encore |
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| Released | November 30, 2004 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Genre | Hip hop | |
| Length | 4:56 | |
| Label | Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | |
| Producer | Eminem | |
"Like Toy Soldiers" is a song by rapper Eminem from the album Encore. It tells the story of his attempts to calm a violent community of rappers. He speaks openly about problems with The Source magazine and its editor Benzino, as well as Murder Inc. Records, and explains the feud between Ja Rule and 50 Cent. The song finishes as Eminem offers a truce to his enemies. Despite not being released in the US, the song reached the top 40 in the US, and #1 in the UK. Like Toy Soldiers features prominent samples from "Toy Soldiers" by Martika and "Still Crazy After All These Years" by Paul Simon.
The song's video, released in 2004, which depicts Eminem's fellow D12 member Proof being gunned down in a drive-by shooting, took a sudden and tragic turn in the early hours of April 11, 2006, when Proof was actually shot and killed at the CCC nightclub on Detroit's 8 Mile Road.
Cameo appearances in the video include 50 Cent, Obie Trice and D12.
Deceased rappers Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Big L and former D12 member Bugz are also shown at the end of the music video to show the fatal consequences of rap wars.
Eminem leaves out a word in this song when referring to Dr. Dre's own feuds. This word is believed to be "Suge", a reference to Suge Knight with whom Dr. Dre had problems.
"Like Toy Soldiers" was included on Eminem's compilation album Curtain Call: The Hits in 2005.
In addition, this song also brings back some issues with his ongoing feud with former House of Pain member Erik Schrody (also knows as Everlast). Schrody made some remarks about Hailey, Marshall's daughter, on a song regarding if she really was his. This fueled a battle, ending with both rappers saying, "I'm done...".
[edit] Track listing
The single Like Toy Soldiers had the following tracklist:
- "Like Toy Soldiers"
- "Rabbit Run"
- "Like Toy Soldiers (Instrumental)"
- "Like Toy Soldiers (Video)"
| Preceded by "It's Now or Never" by Elvis Presley |
UK number one single February 12, 2005 - February 18, 2005 |
Succeeded by "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" by U2 |
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