Ja Rule struggled to get through his speech at Irv Gotti’s funeral following the Murder Inc. co-founder’s sudden death. The ...

A hip-hop music legend best known for his work with DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti is dead at age 54.

Irv Gotti, the US music producer who created hits for Ja Rule, Ashanti, DMX and Jennifer Lopez, has died at the age of 54.

“And it makes me so sad…We weren’t on the best terms the past few years but ... which featured a photograph of Ashanti, Ja Rule and other members of the infamous record label.

However, the Murder Inc. Records co-founder (born Irving Lorenzo Jr.) had suffered a what his representative called a 'minor ...

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 “Can ...

Gotti – real name Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr – is best known for founding Murder Inc Records in New York in 1988 with his ...

Irv Gotti, a noted record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records, has died. He was 54. The cause of death has not been announced, but the music ...

Famed music executive Irv Gotti, founder of hip-hop label Murder Inc. which produced superstars including Ashanti and Ja Rule ...

Ashanti pays tribute to Irv Gotti, reflecting on their ups and downs but expressing gratitude for his impact: "We made ...

Irv Gotti, the boisterous, smiley music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists, ...