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.

founder, who was a close associate of his longtime rival, Ja Rule. By Kevin Dolak Rapper and hip-hop world troll Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson took a moment to acknowledge the death of producer Irv ...

Hip-hop loses a pioneer as Irv Gotti, founder of Murder Inc. Records, passes away at 54. Learn about his monumental contributions to music.

after earning an executive producer credit on DMX’s debut album. The label launched the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti. Jackson and Lorenzo reportedly had a longstanding feud by association ...

It did not give a cause of death. Gotti, whose real name was Irving Lorenzo, created the iconic hip-hop and R&B imprint with his brother in the late 1990s, with the label gaining worldwide prominence ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Tee Morant, left, father of NBA player Ja Morant, and Mike Miller, right, walk along the sideline in the ...

Ja Morant’s father, Tee Morant, was asked to leave the building in the closing minutes of the Memphis Grizzlies' 125-112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night. “The fan continued ...

Murder Inc.’s blazing run in the early 2000s produced some of music’s biggest crossover records, usually involving his two biggest stars, like Ja Rule and Ashanti’s “Always On Time ...