At the turn of the millennium, Irv Gotti – who died Wednesday at age 54 – helped bring a new class of hip-hop and R&B acts to fame as the co-founder of Murder Inc. Records. Also known as The ...

By Shirley Halperin Irv Gotti, a noted record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records ... rap and R&B crossover hits that were inescapable ...

Def Jam Recordings, which was the parent company of Murder Inc., announced Gotti’s death ... dedication to the culture birthed countless hits, defining an era of music that continues to resonate ...

Irv Gotti, the producer and music industry mogul who launched the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti, has died at the age of 54, according to the Hollywood Reporter and sources close to the situation. A ...

Gotti, whose real name is Irving Lorenzo, founded Murder Inc. with his brother in the late ... dedication to the culture birthed countless hits, defining an era of music that continues to resonate ...

After founding Murder Inc in 1998, Gotti signed Ashanti and Ja Rule as the record label's first artists. Ja Rule landed his first top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit with Holla Holla from his 1999 debut ...