Irv Gotti, the producer and music industry mogul who launched the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti, has died at the age of 54, ...

His work at Murder Inc. included the release of the label's first major album, Ja Rule's 1999 LP Venni Vetti Veccci, which ...

Soon after, he signed DMX and executive-produced his debut album, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, which debuted at No. 1. In 1998, ...

Irv Gotti, the music executive, songwriter and producer behind the reign of hip-hop and R&B stars Ja Rule and Ashanti in the ...

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 ...

His work at Murder Inc. included the release of the label's first major album, Ja Rule's 1999 LP Venni Vetti Veccci, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200. In addition to his influence on the ...

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.

Irv Gotti, the famed music producer, industry executive, and TV producer, has died at the age of 54. Def Jam Recordings, the ...

Irv Gotti, the Murder Inc. Records founder and music producer who worked with DMX, Aaliyah, Kanye West and Jay-Z, has died.