Jay-Z, Ashanti, Fat Joe ... from Queens and it’s an honor and a privilege to have known him. Irv you will be missed.” Gotti ...

As TMZ reports, attendees included former Murder Inc. artists Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, Charli Baltimore and Vita, as well as Jay-Z and ... of Gotti's life. "I just wanna say, Irv, I love you ...

Hip-Hop heavyweights and loved ones gathered in Queens to bid a heartfelt farewell to Irv Gotti and honor his life and legacy. Irv Gotti was laid to rest in a private funeral service in NYC on ...

A private funeral service for Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti was held Wednesday ... Also at the service, in addition to Gotti’s family, were Jay-Z (sitting in the front row), Gayle King ...

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 ...

Prior to founding Murder Inc. in 1999, Irv Gotti was a DJ and record producer (he has a production credit on Jay-Z’s debut album, “Reasonable Doubt”) who became an A&R executive at Def Jam.

Irv Gotti's brother Chris has claimed that his sibling ... Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York and was attended by Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Fat Joe, Ashanti, Lloyd, Charli Baltimore, Hype Williams, Angie ...

Music producer and mogul Irv Gotti, who helped propel Ashanti and ... That year, he worked on Jay-Z’s “Can I Get A…” feat. Amil and Ja Rule, and executive produced DMX’s debut album ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Irv Gotti, the boisterous ... Gotti also worked with some of rap’s most legendary artists like Jay-Z, Nas and DMX, among other huge names in the genre.