<P> "(Like) Toy Soldiers," scheduled to be the next single, recycles the 1980s pop hit by Martika so that Eminem can rehash his beefs with Ja Rule and the Source . But the vitriol is mainly gone, and he sounds sad and clear - eyed, ending the rhyme by proposing a truce: "It's not a plea that I'm coppin' / I'm just willing to be the bigger man / If y'all can (quiet) poppin' / Off at the jaws (with the knockin'), /' Cause frankly I'm sick of talkin' / I'm not gonna let someone else's coffin / Rest on my conscience ." </P> <P> Stylus Magazine, however, is a bit negative: "perhaps you don't mind that Em ruins maybe the best musical moment on the record, the Martika interpolation of "Like Toy Soldiers", just so he can recapitulate ad nauseum (sic) the details of his pitiful n - word controversy (and somehow indirectly blame Afrocentrism for his youthful idiocy)." Entertainment Weekly was very critical of the song: "Instead of addressing other matters that extend beyond his immediate universe, he wastes time attacking his sworn enemies at The Source (in both' Like Toy Soldiers' and' Yellow Brick Road')." The Boston Phoenix called it a "self - knowing anti-anthem". SPIN, however, seemed to put the song in a different light: "On' Like Toy Soldiers,' over a stirring,' Jesus Walks' - style loop of Martika's doleful' 80s hit, Eminem brings light, not heat, to a couple years' worth of beefs, from 50 Cent's feud with the Murder Inc. crew to Em's conflict with rapper Benzino and The Source's edit staff, stating his case while resisting the urge to pour gas on any fires ." </P> <P> Released on December 3, 2004, the song's video starts with two young boys, one who is white and one who is black, reading a book called "Toy Soldiers," which contains the lyrics of this song . It begins at the hospital where Eminem and other rappers are watching, in despair, the doctors trying to save D12 member Bugz (played by fellow D12 member Proof), who was killed in 1999 . Eminem is then seen in a series of scenes rapping the song in a deserted alleyway, before the video goes through a series of scenes showing the various feuds mentioned in the song . They include seeing the news, rappers battling in studios, and street encounters . Near the end, Eminem stands shocked seeing the shooting of Bugz . It switches back to the hospital, where Bugz dies, and finishes at his funeral, which has a choir in which the black child and the white child from when Martika starts to sing . </P> <P> Cameo appearances in the video include 50 Cent, Luis Resto, Dr. Dre, Obie Trice, and D12 . Dead rappers including Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Big L, and Bugz are also shown in animation form at the end of the music video to show the fatal consequences of rap wars . </P>

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