A hip-hop music legend best known for his work with DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti is dead at age 54. Irv Gotti, the producer and record executive behind Murder Inc. Records, died Wednesday in New York ...

Gotti was a pioneer in the rap community, co-founding Murder Inc. Records in 1998 and signing several major rappers to the label, such as Jay-Z, the late DMX, Ja Rule, Ashanti and Lloyd.

DMX and Ja Rule, has died at 54. Def Jam Recordings, where Gotti worked as an executive and Murder Inc.'s parent company when it was founded, confirmed Gotti's death in a statement late Wednesday.

Blige, Fat Joe and Ye. After helping bring DMX to Def Jam, Gotti and his brother Chris co-founded Murder Inc. Records in 1998. Not only did the imprint sign Ja Rule as its flagship artist ...

A private funeral service for Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti was held ... on 28 charting Billboard Hot 100 hits from Ja Rule, Ashanti, DMX, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Fat Joe and Ye.

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 ...

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 ...

The Murder Inc. co-founder's farewell took place ... Gotti logged producer credits on 28 charting Billboard Hot 100 hits from Ja Rule, Ashanti, DMX, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Fat Joe and Ye.

He served as executive producer on DMX’s groundbreaking ... Gotti co-founded Murder Inc. with his brother Chris Gotti in 1998 and released Ja Rule’s debut album “Venni Vetti Vecci” the ...