Rapper Ja Rule had a massive influence on the music ... an R&B singer — the two complemented a lot of the other one’s songs. Ja and Ashanti have been friends for decades, and he recently ...

Irv Gotti produced records for Jay-Z, DMX, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, and several more artists. He was the founder of ...

Ja Rule recently chopped it up on HipHopWired’s I Got Questions with Juvenile, and he gave a real shoutout to DMX’s crazy stage presence. The NYC rapper said, “The Dog had a different ...

That album became a massive smash for both Ja Rule and Gotti, who executive produced the album and helmed every song on the project. Murder Inc. swiftly emerged as a turn-of-the-millennium answer ...

Gotti also produced “Murder Remix” versions of songs by Jennifer Lopez (“I’m Real” and “Ain’t It Funny,” both with Ja Rule) and signed Vanessa Carlton in 2007 to release her third ...

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 ...