Irv Gotti produced records for Jay-Z, DMX, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, and several more artists. He was the founder of the record label Murder Inc. and an executive at the parent company Def Jam ...

His next move was to sign gravel-voiced rapper DMX to the legendary rap label Def Jam Records. The label was in the middle of a rough patch, losing ground to Sean Combs' flashy, aspirational Bad ...

Before he co-founded Murder Inc., Gotti was vital in getting megastar rappers Jay Z and DMX to sign with Def Jam Records, when he worked in the label's A&R division. DMX died in 2021. Before he ...

Irv Gotti, the Murder Inc. Records founder and music producer who worked with DMX, Aaliyah, Kanye West and Jay-Z, has died.

Gotti (real name: Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr.) co-founded the record label Murder Inc. Records ... well-known artists over the years, including DMX, Ashanti and Ja Rule. Def Jam Recordings paid ...

Irving Lorenzo Jr.—known to the music world by his professional name, Irv Gotti—has died. Through his work, first for Def Jam ...

Ruff Ryders, the record label and management company that caught Gotti's attention when he was a Def Jam A&R executive thanks to DMX, shared a tribute on its official Instagram account.

Prior to founding Murder Inc., Gotti worked in the A&R division at Def Jam Records, where he was instrumental in getting Jay-Z and DMX — who died in 2021 — to sign with the label.

Legendary record producer and executive Irv Gotti, who co-founded the label Murder Inc. Records, has died. He was 54.

Irv Gotti, a noted record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records, has ...

Irv Gotti, the music producer best known for co-founding the Murder Inc. record label that helped launch the careers of ...