NEW YORK (AP) — Irv Gotti, the boisterous, smiley music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists, has died. He was 54.

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 ...

Gotti died at age 54 after cofounding Murder Inc. Records with his brother, Chris, in 1998. Irv Gotti, the influential music executive who cofounded Murder Inc. Records — the label that helped ...

By Shirley Halperin Irv Gotti, a noted record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records, has died, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

In the wake of Irv Gotti's death, his longtime rival, 50 Cent, has spoken out with some final words about the late Murder Inc. Records co-founder.

After Irv Gottis's death, Ashanti discusses their musical legacy, shared triumphs, public conflicts and her hopes for ...

Irv Gotti — who co-founded the hitmaking Murder Inc. Records label and helped make early 2000s superstars out of Ja Rule and Ashanti — has died after suffering a stroke, The Hollywood Reporter ...

Irv Gotti, the music executive best known for founding Murder Inc. and signing artists such as Ja Rule and Ashanti, died last week, leaving three children, a musical legacy, and an expansive ...

Gotti was influential in Def Jam’s signing of celebrated rapper DMX and served as the executive producer of his 1998 album, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot.