Jam is now part of New Jersey's North to Shore festival, which takes place primarily in Newark and Asbury Park from June 14 ...

Ja Rule struggled to get through his speech at Irv Gotti’s funeral following the Murder Inc. co-founder’s sudden death. The ...

Irv Gotti was laid to rest in a private funeral service in NYC on Wednesday (February 19), surrounded by family, friends, and industry peers. Ja Rule delivered a heartfelt eulogy to his late ...

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.

Hot 97 Summer Jam returns to Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on June 20, and the 2025 lineup includes A Boogie, Gunna, ...

Record executive and music producer Irving "Irv Gotti" Lorenzo, who helped launch music careers for Ashanti, DMX and Ja Rule, has died at 54. Def Jam Recordings, where Gotti worked as an executive ...

“Def Jam has lost one of its most creative soldiers who was hip-hop,” says YouTube’s Lyor Cohen. By Shirley Halperin Irv Gotti, a noted record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best ...

“I just want to say Irv, I love you ... Murder Inc. signed rapper Ja Rule as its flagship artist. Gotti also discovered and signed teenage singer and future R&B star Ashanti.

Ashanti at the Target Center in Minneapolis (Photo by Nagashia Jackson for rolling out) The music industry continues to process the sudden loss of Irv Gotti ... including Ja Rule and others.

The upcoming Summer Jam 2025, which takes place Friday, June 20, at the Prudential Center in Newark, will feature a Ja Rule and Friends tribute to Irv Gotti as part of the show. Gotti's produced ...

Before launching Murder Inc. in New York City in 1998, Gotti worked as an A&R at Def Jam, where he helped bring DMX, Jay-Z and Ja Rule to the label. Under the moniker DJ Irv, he produced the song ...