Nicky Jam sits down with Billboard to share details about changing record labels, a new album on the way and more! Are you excited for Nicky’s new music? Let us know in the comments! Nicky Jam ...

Irv Gotti, the Def Jam record executive behind the Murder Inc. label, has died. He was 54. In a statement posted to Gotti’s Instagram, his family wrote, “It is with heavy hearts that we ...

Nicky Jam sits down with Billboard to share details about changing record labels, a new album on the way and more! Are you ...

Gotti’s death was confirmed by Def Jam Records, which released a statement on Instagram. Murder Inc. began as a subsidiary of Def Jam in 1998 and Gotti had also worked there as an executive.

Def Jam Records paid tribute to Gotti in an Instagram statement on February 6, 2025, extending their condolences to his inner circle. “Def Jam Recordings and the extended Def Jam family of ...

He brought all three rappers to Def Jam Records, leading to the pioneering label’s resurgence in the late ’90s and early 2000s. Gotti was a hit producer who contributed to platinum songs like ...

Through his work, first for Def Jam Records, and then as the co-founder (with his brother Chris) of Murder Inc. Records, Gotti was instrumental in the rise of a number of major artists ...

ATLANTA — The music world is mourning the death of Irv Gotti, the legendary hip-hop producer and co-founder of Murder Inc. Records. He died at the age of 54. Def Jam Records reported his passing ...

Def Jam Records also released a statement: “Def Jam Recordings and the extended Def Jam family of artists, executives and employees, are deeply saddened at the loss of Irv Gotti. His ...