Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Inta lagu guda jiray 1996, markii uu duubayay albumkiisii labaad, Wallace wuxuu ku dhex milmay khilaafka sii kordhaya ee East Coast iyo West Coast hip hop. Waxaa raacay Tupac Shakur
waxaa lagu dilay gaari ay wateen dad ku sugnaa Las Vegas bishii September sanadkii 1996-tii, wararka sheegaya in Shakur dilkiisa ay ku lug lahaayeen dambiilayaal ka tirsanaa kooxda Bad Boy ayaa lasoo tabiyay kadib markii uu Wallace lasoo baxay 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.