Gotti produced Ashanti's solo hits "Foolish," "Rain on Me" and "Mesmerize" Ashanti is paying tribute to the late Irv Gotti.

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 ...

Born in Queens, Gotti got his start as a DJ, and it was while still using the stage name “DJ Irv” that he got his first major break: Producing one of the songs on Jay-Z’s debut album ...

Music producer Irv Gotti died after a stroke Feb. 5. His clients included Jennifer Lopez, Ja Rule, Ashanti, DMX, and JAY Z.

"His contribution to Def Jam, as both an A&R executive and in partnership with Murder, Inc ... Irv, earning an early credit as a producer on Jay-Z's "Can I Live," the single featured on the rapper's ...

A hip-hop music legend best known for his work with DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti is dead at age 54.

Ja Rule became Murder Inc.’s flagship artist, and the label’s first release was his 1999 debut album Venni Vetti ... 6 in 2002 and was credited to Irv Gotti Presents The Inc. featuring Ja ...

Irv Gotti, the music executive, songwriter and producer behind the reign of hip-hop and R&B stars Ja Rule and Ashanti in the early 2000s, has died. Gotti, the music mogul who co-founded Murder Inc ...

which featured album covers Irv Gotti Presents The INC and her self-titled album. "We made history and that will remain infinite.. I’ve always respected your musical genius and ability to push ...

Irv Gotti—the famed music ... featured on the rapper's 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt. From there, Gotti would go on to help launch Murder Inc., and in turn, set the careers of Ashanti ...