There followed roles in "The Postman" (as the automotively monikered Ford Lincoln Mercury), the Frankie Lymon biopic "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (1998, with Tate as Lymon), and 2000's "Love Come Down". Though a big theatrical release had eluded Tate for the first few years of the millennial turnover, Tate would soon turn up opposite Laurence Fishburne in the high-octane but critically derided "Biker Boyz" (2003) "A Man Apart" (2003), "Crash" (2004), as music legend Quincy Jones in "Ray" (2004), and "Waist Deep" (2006). Larenz was also featured in R&B singer Ashanti's 2003 released music video "Rain on Me", where he played the jealous, abusive spouse of Ashanti. The video touched on the subject of domestic abuse. He also starred as part of the main cast in season's 4-7 of FX's "Rescue Me" as Bart "Black Shawn" Johnston.