By Katie Atkinson Executive Digital Director, West Coast Irv Gotti — who co-founded the hitmaking Murder Inc. Records label and helped make early 2000s superstars out of Ja Rule and Ashanti ...

Irv Gotti’s health struggles began publicly in ... helping launch the careers of multiple artists including Ashanti. Industry veterans have noted that Gotti’s approach to music business ...

Ja Rule blistered longtime nemesis 50 Cent after the latter mocked his condolensces about the late Murder Inc. boss Irv ... Gotti provided a fruitful platform that launched Ja Rule’s and Ashanti ...

Ja Rule led a crowd of fans in a touching tribute to the late Irv Gotti before performing one of the most emotional songs in his catalog. On Monday night, April 14, the New York native hit the stage ...

Other notable death in April include basketball Hall of Famer Dick Barnett, “Dennis the Menace” star Jay North, former ...

Both Irv Gotti and his brother ... He was known for shaping the careers of Ja Rule, Ashanti, and DMX. He was widely credited with helping define a key era in hip-hop and R&B, as stated by The ...

His duets with Ashanti and Jennifer Lopez defined an era ... it failed to reignite his earlier dominance. For Ja Rule, Irv Gotti wasn’t just a business partner—he was a brother.