Ja Rule is still profoundly torn by losing his longtime friend and collaborator, Irv Gotti. The hip-hop titan, best known as ...

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 ...

Ja Rule thinks that his feud with 50 Cent would've played out differently if the internet had been more prevalent then. See ...

Irv Gotti Explains How Jay Z, DMX and Ja Rule Got Their Record Deals Murder Inc. head honcho Irv Gotti took to Instagram today to tell the stories of meeting Jay Z, DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti and ...

With Ashanti, Ja Rule landed another hit with “Always on Time,” and she, as a solo artist, charted with “Foolish,” “Rain on Me” and “Mesmerize.” Before launching Murder Inc. in New ...

See you when I get there. ” JAY-Z sat in the front row alongside Gotti’s family, while Murder Inc. artists Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, Charli Baltimore, and Vita came together to pay their ...

Following his tenure as A&R at Def Jam, Gotti co-founded Murder Inc. with his brother Chris Gotti in 1998 and released Ja Rule’s debut album “Venni Vetti Vecci” the following June.

Irv Gotti, the legendary Hip-Hop producer and Murder Inc. co-founder has passed away at the age of 54 after suffering a stroke. Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news.

DMX and Ja Rule, has died at 54. Def Jam Recordings, where Gotti worked as an executive and Murder Inc.'s parent company when it was founded, confirmed Gotti's death in a statement late Wednesday.

As the founder of Murder Inc., he was instrumental in launching the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti, producing several chart-topping hits that helped define an era of urban music. Gotti’s ...