<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> 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>
who died in the song like toy soldiers
who died in the song like toy soldiers
D12 member Bugz
D12 member Bugz