“Those guys” would be the Cityscape Skins gang, also seen on “Ask Her For Adderall”

“Those gentlemen” with the tattoos would be the Cityscape Skins, a fictional Minneapolis-area gang whose activities are chronicled throughout THS' catalog. The “same tattoos as Gideon” description is the exact one used in “Sweet Payne”

“Dismissing the fine-tuned, yet ever evolving artistry of ForteBowie to simply classify him as “just another rapper” from the south side of Atlanta would be flagrantly inaccurate and naïve at the very least. Honing in his skills as a singer, songwriter, rapper, and producer, the self-taught artist of Cameroonian descent continues to create a seamless sound that transcends genre divisions and inspires genuine lovers of music”

The lyrics to this tune were taken from a friend of Vedder’s:

The lyrics to “Smile” are taken from a note that Dennis Flemion of The Frogs hid inside Vedder’s notebook while he was onstage performing. The words used in the note are taken from the Frogs songs “This Is How I Feel” and “Now I Wanna Be Dead”. Flemion is given credit in the vinyl, but the credit is inexplicably absent from the CD version

A reproduction of the note was contained in the No Code liner notes (candy hearts not in original):

Check out Combat Jack’s blog for the full story of Mateo Zcheval Mulcare, who was in fact in the audience for this rhyme:

[W]hen B.I.G. was kicking the freestyle, Mateo was standing out in the crowd, close to the stage, and when B.I.G. spotted him he threw his name in his rhyme