Hip-hop icon and record executive Irving “Irv Gotti” Lorenzo Jr., the mastermind behind Murder Inc. Records, has died at 54.

The loss of Irv Gotti, who died last week at the age of 54, is immense. The Hollis, Queens native was a relic from an era when being a hip-hop multi-hyphenate wasn’t about diversifying your portfolio ...

Just 54, the longtime music executive was robbed of the chance to truly grow old, a theme far too common these days, especially in Hip-Hop.

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.

Irv Gotti started out in A&R at the hip-hop label. Irv Gotti, a renowned music executive and co-founder of Murder Inc Records, has passed away. His death was confirmed by Def Jam Recordings ...

Hip-hop icon and record executive Irving “Irv Gotti” Lorenzo Jr., the mastermind behind Murder Inc. Records, has died at 54. The cause of death has not been announced, though Gotti had battled ...

Irv Gotti rose to prominence working with rap artists who went on to become major stars in the late 1990s and early 2000s ...

The music producer and co-founder of Murder Inc. Records welcomed three kids — Angie, Sonny and JJ — with his ex-wife Debbie ...

McGriff and his associates would deliver cash to the Gotti brothers, while Irv would make out personal checks and checks from Murder Inc. to various accounts headed by McGriff. The indictment ...

In 2005, the U.S. government cleared Irv and his brother Chris Gotti, as well as their record label Murder Inc., of charges following a two-year legal battle. The Lorenzo brothers had to ...

Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. (June 26, 1970 – February 5, 2025), professionally known as Irv Gotti (or DJ Irv), was an influential American record producer and ...