Irv Gotti, the trailblazing founder of Murder Inc. Records and one of hip-hop’s most influential producers, has passed away after being taken off life support following complications from a stroke.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Famed music producer and Murder Inc. Records founder Irv Gotti has died at the age of 54. VH1 set to debut six new musical series The U.S. cable TV network, VH1, revealed Monday its plans to ...

Bobby Brown recently revealed that he was paid $1 million by Irv Gotti to appear in the music video for “Thug Lovin,” his early 2000s collaboration with Ja Rule. During his appearance on Shannon ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

During an appearance on The Breakfast Club last week, Ja Rule revealed that he was ready to “go nuclear” on 50 Cent after the G-Unit mogul trolled Gotti’s death. However, Ja said he was talked down ...

Ja Rule hasn’t responded too many times to 50 Cent’s antics, but when the king of trolling mocked the death of Irv Gotti ... Having been signed to Gotti’s Murder Inc. label in the late ...