NEW YORK (AP) — Irv Gotti, the boisterous, smiley music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists, has died. He was 54.

Irv Gotti, famed music producer and founder of Murder Inc. Records, who helped launch the careers of artists like Ashanti, Ja Rule and DMX has passed away. He was 54. This segment aired on the ...

Ja Rule at the Target Center in Minneapolis (Photo by Nagashia Jackson for rolling out) Two months after the unexpected death of Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti at age 54, fellow artist Ja Rule ...

Val Kilmer, Gene Hackman, Michelle Trachtenberg, David Lynch, Irv Gotti and Jeff Baena are among several entertainment ...

The decades-long feud between 50 Cent and Ja Rule reignited once again following 50’s disrespectful comments about the late Irv ... of Gotti, who was not only the head of Murder Inc. but also ...

Irv Gotti, the head of the Murder Inc. Records hip-hop label, helped shape the sound of American popular music in the early 2000s. Gotti passed away at the age of 54 on Feb. 5 after suffering a ...

Ja Rule blistered longtime nemesis 50 Cent after the latter mocked his condolensces about the late Murder Inc. boss Irv Gotti. Gotti, né Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., died at age 54 after suffering ...

Ja Rule will take his legacy to the stage at this year’s HOT 97 Summer Jam for a special tribute to his longtime collaborator ...