Ja Rule is still profoundly torn by losing his longtime friend and collaborator, Irv Gotti. The hip-hop titan, best known as ...

Ja Rule and 50 Cent beef have lasted for over two decades, resulting in diss tracks, social media exchanges, and physical ...

In 1998, he founded Murder Inc. under Def Jam with his brother Chris. The label’s first full-length release was Ja Rule’s debut album, Venni Vetti Vecci, which Irv Gotti also executive-produced.

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 ...

With Ashanti, Ja Rule landed another hit with “Always on Time,” and she, as a solo artist, charted with “Foolish,” “Rain on Me” and “Mesmerize.” Before launching Murder Inc. in New ...

the Queens-born talent and his brother founded the Def Jam imprint Murder Inc. Records in 1998. The first album the label released was Ja Rule's debut album, "Venni Vetti Vecci," which went on to ...

Ja Rule struggled to get through his speech at Irv Gotti’s funeral following the Murder Inc. co-founder’s sudden death. The “Put It on Me” rapper, 48, choked up as he delivered a heartfelt ...

Irv Gotti helped launch Ja Rule’s career at Murder Inc., collaborating with him for ... social media although he was not ready to make a full statement. He posted a single broken heart emoji ...

Following his tenure as A&R at Def Jam, Gotti co-founded Murder Inc. with his brother Chris Gotti in 1998 and released Ja Rule’s debut album “Venni Vetti Vecci” the following June.