Ku sii qor faqradan - Inta lagu gudajiray 1996, isagoo duubaya albumkiisii labaad, Wallace wuxuu ku dhex milmay muranka sii kordhaya ee hip hop ee East Coast iyo West Coast. Kadib dilkii Tupac Shakur ee toogasho baabuur laga soo qaaday
Sanadkii 1996-kii, Las Vegas, mala awaal ku saabsan in Shakur dilkiisa ay ku lug lahaayeen dambiilayaal ka tirsan kooxda Bad Boy ayaa la isla dhexmaray, taas oo ka dhalatay muranka dadweynaha ee Wallace iyo Shakur. Bishii Maarso 9, 1997, intii uu booqanayay Los Angeles, Wallace waxaa lagu dilay toogasho. Qofka weerarka geystay lama aqoonsan. Albaabka labaad ee Wallace "Life After Death", oo ah albaab laba-geesood ah, ayaa la sii daayay laba toddobaad ka dib. Waxay gaadhay kaalinta koowaad ee "Billboard" 200, waxayna ugu dambeyntii ku guuleysatay shahaadada dheeman ee Mareykanka.