NEW YORK (AP) — Irv Gotti, the boisterous, smiley music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists, has died. He was 54. Def Jam Recordings, which was the ...

Irv Gotti, the famed music producer ... Gotti, a Hollis, Queens native, co-founded early 2000s rap stalwart Murder Inc. Records, which housed multi-platinum acts such as Ja Rule and Ashanti.

By Shirley Halperin Irv Gotti, a noted record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records, has died, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

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At this point, no details have been released about how or when Gotti died. Irv Gotti, the man behind Murder, Inc. Shelley Wade, a radio host for 94.7 The Block, said Gotti's body of work continues ...

A private funeral service for Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti was held ... to bring DMX to Def Jam, Gotti and his brother Chris co-founded Murder Inc. Records — titled after the crime syndicate ...

“My son is going to know that we made these records together ... During their time together at Murder Inc., Ashanti and Irv Gotti were responsible for some of the biggest hits of the early ...

Record executive and music producer Irving "Irv Gotti" Lorenzo ... born talent and his brother founded the Def Jam imprint Murder Inc. Records in 1998. The first album the label released was ...

“I just want to say Irv, I love you ... his success in helping to bring DMX to Def Jam, Gotti and his brother Chris co-founded Murder Inc. Records — titled after the crime syndicate of ...