A hip-hop music legend best known for his work with DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti is dead at age 54.

Irv Gotti, a noted record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records, has died, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. He was 54. T ...

Irv Gotti, the producer and music industry mogul who launched the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti, has died at the age of 54, ...

"Foolish" by Ashanti, "I'm Real" by Ja Rule ft. J.Lo, "Always On Time" by Ja Rule ft. Ashanti, "Gangsta Lovin'" by Eve ft. Alicia Keys, "What's Luv" by Fat Joe ft. Ja Rule and Ashanti, and "Southside" ...

Beyond his success as an executive, he also produced countless classic records including Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule’s “I’m Real (Murder Remix),” Ja Rule’s “Always on Time” featuring ...

Gotti died at age 54 after cofounding Murder Inc. Records with his brother, Chris, in 1998. Irv Gotti, the influential music executive who cofounded Murder Inc. Records — the label that helped launch ...

The following year, Gotti lent his name to hits like Lopez and Ja Rule’s “I’m Real (Murder Remix)” as well as the latter’s debut album, “Venni Vetti Vecci.” Later, he’d also work ...

“Always on Time,” “Mesmerize” and more. He also produced Jennifer Lopez’s remixes with Ja Rule, “I’m Real (Murder Remix)” and “Ain’t It Funny (Murder Remix).” Gotti is known ...