The song features background vocals from Diddy and it was released as a single posthumously in 1999.

Reviewing the Born Again album, Rolling Stone wrote a positive overview: "The only real find here is the awesome 'Dead Wrong', which shows B.I.G.

This song was mashed up with Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" from the 2006/2007 mixtape Rock Phenomenon, which features the alternate second verse coming from the Notorious B.I.G.

The line "relax and take notes" is also put in a mix for the mixtape introduction, provided and contributed by DJ Vlad & Roc Raida with Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda as the host for the album.

The last verse and hook were performed at the Up in Smoke Tour by Eminem and D12 member Proof.