Irv Gotti of Murder Inc. Records, who shaped Ashanti, Ja Rule’s careers, dies at 54
Irv Gotti, the music executive, songwriter and producer behind the reign of hip-hop and R&B stars Ja Rule and Ashanti in the ...
Irv Gotti: Key Milestones in the Life of the Rap Mogul
The producer, who died on Wednesday, built Murder Inc. into one of the most influential record labels of the early 2000s. His career was marred by a federal investigation and trial.
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Irv Gotti, producer who reshaped hip-hop and R&B, dies at 54
He named his label Murder Inc. after watching an A&E “Gangsters Week” special on the namesake crime syndicate. “I thought, ‘I’m going to call my artists murderers, because they put out ...
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Irv Gotti, Streetwise Hip-Hop Music Mogul, Dies at 54
A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers ... Along the way he adopted the last name of the notorious Mafia boss John Gotti, head of the Gambino family (his birth name was ...