[6] The album received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America in less than a month and spawned two singles: "Player's Anthem" and "Get Money"; both of which gained way for the breakout solo career of its core member, Lil' Kim.
The following year, on November 12, 1996, Undeas released Kim's debut solo album Hard Core, which included the singles, "No Time", "Crush on You" and "Not Tonight".
After losing Untertainment artist Charli Baltimore, Rivera attempted a comeback in the music business with the release of Major Figgas' Dutch and Spade's collaborative single, "If You Want It".
He teamed up with Queen Latifah and her Flavor Unit partner, Shakim Compere, to establish Crossover Media, a marketing advertising company.
He went on to make his feature film directorial debut with The Cookout (2004), starring Queen Latifah, as well as Tim Meadows, Ja Rule, Eve, Jenifer Lewis, Danny Glover and Storm P in an all-star cast.
[14] On December 2, 1999, Rivera was stabbed by hip-hop entrepreneur Jay-Z at the release party for Q-Tip's album Amplified at the now-closed Kit Kat Club in Times Square.
[20] In an early 2023 interview with DJ Vlad, Rivera claimed that Jay-Z falsely took responsibility for the stabbing, clarifying that the rapper did not commit the crime towards him.