The producer helped shape rap and R&B after founding the label Murder Inc., which launched artists like Ja Rule and Ashanti.

Following his tenure as A&R at Def Jam, Gotti founded Murder Inc. with his brother Chris Gotti in 1998 and released Ja Rule’s ...

Irv Gotti has died, PEOPLE has confirmed. The famed producer and Murder Inc. Records cofounder was 54 years old.

Irv Gotti, a noted record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records, has ...

Alongside brother Chris, Irv Gotti (born Domingo Lorenzo Jr.) launched Murder Inc. in 1998 as an imprint of Def Jam. Ja Rule ...

The Queens native responsible for some of hip hop's biggest acts reportedly passed away Wednesday in New York City.

The famed longtime industry exec shaped the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was pivotal in Def Jam’s late Nineties revival ...

“Def Jam has lost one of its most creative soldiers who was hip-hop,” says YouTube’s Lyor Cohen. Jed Wallace targets the actress naming him in the sexual harassment and retaliation complaint she filed ...

* Irv Gotti, the influential producer and music industry mogul known for launching the careers of artists like Ja Rule and Ashanti, has passed away at the age of 54, as confirmed by the Hollywood ...

Irv Gotti, the Queens rap producer and Murder Inc. Records co-founder who had a huge impact on the circa-Y2K pop charts, has ...

Irv Gotti died Wednesday, according to the Hollywood Reporter and a source close to the music producer. He was 54.