I really believe this song is a message the Beastie Boys have given to old rap group 3rd Bass. At the time of this release, 3rd Bass, another white rap group, had replaced the Beastie Boys in Def Jam Records. The Beasties are angry about this and how 3rd Bass believed they would be better than them, etc. The whole thing about 'Looking down the barrel of a gun' is the decision of 3rd Bass to sign with Def Jam...because it may come back and shoot them in the face...which is what happened in 1993, when the group disbanded, and the Beastie Boys got the last word in the rivarly.
I really believe this song is a message the Beastie Boys have given to old rap group 3rd Bass. At the time of this release, 3rd Bass, another white rap group, had replaced the Beastie Boys in Def Jam Records. The Beasties are angry about this and how 3rd Bass believed they would be better than them, etc. The whole thing about 'Looking down the barrel of a gun' is the decision of 3rd Bass to sign with Def Jam...because it may come back and shoot them in the face...which is what happened in 1993, when the group disbanded, and the Beastie Boys got the last word in the rivarly.