DMX Once Shared Why Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Refused to Sign Him to Bad Boy Records
DMX once revealed what meeting Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was like back when he hoped to be signed to Bad Boy records.
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Irv Gotti’s health battles explored amid rumors he suffered a stroke for the second time after last year
and industry insiders are worried about hip-hop producer Irv Gotti after he apparently had another stroke. The 54-year-old producer, who is well-known for his signing of DMX, Ja Rule, and Ashanti ...
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Irv Gotti’s Family Breaks Silence On His Death
Irv Gotti’s family issued a heartfelt statement ... From there, Gotti moved to Def Jam and signed a then-up-and-coming rapper named DMX to Def Jam in 1997. Gotti quickly ascended to prominence ...
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Irv Gotti, hip-hop mogul and producer, dead at 54
While at Def Jam, Irv Gotti was instrumental in signing late hip hop legend, DMX, to the label, demonstrating his eye and ear for talent. He served as executive producer for DMX’s debut album ...
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Ja Rule chokes up at Irv Gotti’s funeral while delivering eulogy in front of Jay-Z: ‘See you when I get there’
Irv you will be missed.” Gotti had been struggling with his health ... such as Jay-Z, the late DMX, Ja Rule, Ashanti and Lloyd. He was a credited producer on several 1990s/early ’00s ...
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Irv Gotti, Murder Inc. Records Founder Who Worked With Ashanti and Ja Rule, Dies at 54
Before launching Murder Inc. in New York City in 1998, Gotti worked as an A&R at Def Jam, where he helped bring DMX, Jay-Z and Ja Rule to the label. Under the moniker DJ Irv, he produced the song ...
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Irv Gotti’s Funeral: Ja Rule, JAY-Z And Other Loved Ones Mourn Late Mogul At Queens Service
Irving “Irv Gotti” Lorenzo’s unexpected passing has ... is seen emotionally remembering the mogul who brought him, DMX, and JAY-Z to Def Jam Records, essentially saving the label in the ...
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We Cry Together — Jay-Z, Ja Rule, Ashanti & More Hip-Hop Royalty Attend Irv Gotti Funeral
Irv Gotti died Feb. 5 at the age of 54 after suffering a stroke. As both an executive and creative, he had producer credits on 28 chart-topping Billboard Hot 100 hits from Ja Rule, Ashanti ...
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Music mogul Irv Gotti, co-founder of Murder Inc., dead at 54
Music producer and mogul Irv Gotti, who helped propel Ashanti and Ja ... Amil and Ja Rule, and executive produced DMX’s debut album, “It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot,” as well as the “Belly ...
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Lyor Cohen Pays Tribute to Irv Gotti: ‘He Was Hip-Hop’
Irv you will be missed.” Gotti brought DMX to Def Jam in the late ’90s and played an integral role in convincing the label to sign him. The Queens native also engineered the lucrative careers ...
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Famed music executive and producer Irv Gotti dies at 54
(Gray News) – Famed music executive Irv Gotti has died at the age of 54 ... He worked with big acts like DMX, Ja Rule, and Ashanti, among others. “His creative genius and unwavering dedication to the ...