Irv Gotti, the influential music executive who cofounded Murder Inc. Records — the label that helped launch Ja Rule, Ashanti, and more to stardom — has died at age 54. Def Jam Recordings ...

Irv — born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. — helped build the careers of some of the biggest names in music, including Ja Rule, Ashanti, and DMX. Carley Margolis / FilmMagic / Getty Images It was ...

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.

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 ...

The producer, who founded the hip-hop label Murder Inc Records, produced nearly 30 Hot 100 hits in the US charts for artists including Ashanti, Ja Rule, Ye, DMX, Fat Joe, Mary J Blige and Jay-Z.