Irv Gotti, the famed record producer and co-founder of Murder, Inc. Records, has passed away at 54, according to The ...

Irv Gotti, who founded Murder Inc. Records and produced albums for Ja Rule, Ashanti, and DMX, has died. He was 54. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news on February 5. Def Jam Recordings ...

In the wake of his success in helping to bring DMX to Def Jam, Gotti and his brother Chris co-founded Murder Inc. Records — titled after the crime syndicate of the same name — in 1998.

The hip-hop community is in mourning. Tributes are pouring in for legendary producer and Murder Inc Records founder Irv Gotti, who has passed away aged 54.