Eminem deliberately censored a reference to Suge Knight out of respect for Dr. Dre and a desire to avoid further instigation.
In his memoir The Way I Am , Eminem admitted to obsessively re-watching the video after Proof's death, wondering if the video had somehow acted as a "karma" or a dark premonition for his best friend's actual fate. Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers (Official Music Video)
In a dramatization of real-world violence, D12 member Proof portrays the rapper Bugz (a real-life D12 member who was murdered in 1999). Proof’s character is shown being gunned down in a street encounter. Eminem deliberately censored a reference to Suge Knight