This song seems to document the spiritual awakening of Yauch. The video has a lot of horrible examples of human nature until you get to the part where Yauch smashes his own handgun with a sledge hammer, ensuring that it would never be used on another human being. The look on his face is one of genuine joy & relief. Just another unusual topic for a hip hop song that goes completely against the grain. The Beasties had no trouble expressing ideas like this. It definitely didn't gain them any popularity. I don't remember any of the singles from Check Your Head being popular at all. So What'cha Want did well years later after Sabotage. Make no mistake, this was a huge risk for them. But as always it worked. 20 years later, I still believe Check Your Head hasn't yet found it's full audience. This whole album is truly a masterpiece with timeless hip hop & ideas that came from the heart.
This song seems to document the spiritual awakening of Yauch. The video has a lot of horrible examples of human nature until you get to the part where Yauch smashes his own handgun with a sledge hammer, ensuring that it would never be used on another human being. The look on his face is one of genuine joy & relief. Just another unusual topic for a hip hop song that goes completely against the grain. The Beasties had no trouble expressing ideas like this. It definitely didn't gain them any popularity. I don't remember any of the singles from Check Your Head being popular at all. So What'cha Want did well years later after Sabotage. Make no mistake, this was a huge risk for them. But as always it worked. 20 years later, I still believe Check Your Head hasn't yet found it's full audience. This whole album is truly a masterpiece with timeless hip hop & ideas that came from the heart.