Murder later signed Ashanti and released her self-titled debut in 2002. Federal agents raided Murder Inc. in 2003 on suspicion the label was laundering money for gangster Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff. At ...

The producer, who died on Wednesday, built Murder Inc. into one of the most influential record labels of the early 2000s. His career was marred by a federal investigation and trial.

Irv Gotti, the co-founder of Murder Inc. Records who helped make superstars out of Ja Rule and Ashanti, has died following a stroke. He was 54. Irv Gotti (born Domingo Lorenzo Jr.) and his brother ...

Irv Gotti will be laid to rest in a private funeral service in his hometown of New York, attended by close friends and family ...

Irv Gotti, the prominent music producer who founded Murder Inc., has died at the age of 54, leaving behind a lasting mark on ...

Real name Irving Lorenzo, he co-founded Murder Inc. records and was instrumental in the rise of DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti, among other artists ...

The label’s output between 1999 and 2003, was era defining and helped hip hop transition further into the pop mainstream. Prior to founding Murder Inc. in 1999, Irv Gotti was a DJ and record ...

Gotti produced nearly 30 Hot 100 chart hits in the US for artists including Ashanti, Ja Rule, Ye, DMX, Fat Joe, Mary J Blige ...

Irv, you will be missed.” In 2003, the FBI and the police raided Murder Inc.’s offices in New York, the Times reported. That was followed by a federal investigation into whether the label was founded ...

The famed longtime industry exec shaped the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was pivotal in Def Jam’s late-Nineties revival ...