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 ...

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 ...

Ashanti addressed record producer Irv Gotti's death with an Instagram post on Feb. 7. The record producer, who worked with Ashanti in the early 2000s, died on Feb. 5.

Gotti came to prominence as an A&R rep at Def Jam, where he helped sign and cultivate era-defining acts like Jay-Z , DMX and Ja Rule.

Irv Gotti, the music producer who co-founded hip-hop label Murder, Inc., and signed stars such as Ja Rule, Ashanti and Lloyd, has died. He was 54.

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

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 ...

Murder Inc. also lent their rap bona fides to Jennifer ... Between 1999 and 2005, Ja Rule amassed 17 total Hot 100 hits, including his three aforementioned No. 1s. Overall, Gotti is credited ...

Famed music executive Irv Gotti, founder of hip-hop label Murder Inc. which produced superstars ... dedication to the culture birthed countless hits, defining an era of music that continues ...