Murder Inc. Records founder Irv Gotti has died at 54. He helped launch careers for talent such as Ashanti, DMX and Ja Rule.

Born in Queens in 1970, Gotti — whose real name is Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. — first rose to prominence in the '90s as DJ ...

Meredith and Devo look back at the successful and impactful career of '90s music mogul and Murder Inc. record label founder Irv Gotti.

Irv Gotti, the music producer who created hits for Ja Rule ... of blending hip-hop beats with smooth R&B melodies shaped the sound of the charts in the late 90s and early 2000s. As a writer and ...

Irv Gotti, the Queens rap producer and Murder Inc. Records co-founder who had a huge impact on the circa-Y2K pop charts, has died. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the cause of Gotti’s death ...

Irv Gotti, the Def Jam record executive behind ... was a key figure in the sound of ‘90s and 2000s hip-hop, when brash lyricism and outsize personalities blended seamlessly with pop hooks ...

Irv Gotti produced records for Jay-Z, DMX, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, and several more artists. He was the founder of the record label Murder Inc. and an executive at the parent company Def Jam ...

Hip-Hop Wired is dropping an exclusive ‘I Got Questions’, and the upcoming episode is a must-watch for fans of 90s & 2000s hip ... into their thoughts on Irv Gotti and their untold stories ...

More First and foremost—Rest in peace to Irv Gotti, the visionary behind Murder Inc. Records. His contributions to Hip-Hop were monumental, shaping the gritty AND commercial sound of the 90s ...

Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. on June 26, 1970, was a key figure in the sound of '90s and 2000s hip-hop, when brash lyricism and outsized personalities blended seamlessly with pop hooks and R ...

Irv Gotti was part of a wave of hip-hop producers ... with smooth R&B melodies shaped the sound of the charts in the late 90s and early 2000s. As a writer and producer, his multi-platinum hits ...