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. Def Jam Recordings, which was the ...

Music producer Irv Gotti died after a stroke Feb. 5. His clients included Jennifer Lopez, Ja Rule, Ashanti, DMX, and JAY Z.

Legendary hip-hop producer Irv Gotti, known for his work with Ja Rule, Ashanti, and DMX, has passed away at 54. Tributes pour in for his impact on hip-hop.

Irv Gotti, the prominent music producer who founded Murder Inc., has died at the age of 54 ... also co-wrote the hit "I'm Real," featuring Ja Rule. In 2003, Gotti garnered a Grammy for co ...

Instead of their legacy being strictly about canonical R&B music ... for him to co-found Murder Inc. with his brother Chris Gotti, which helped elevate their protege Ja Rule from a grimy Queens ...

I can’t believe things ended like this….and it makes me so sad,” Ashanti said, paying her respects to the late Irv Gotti.

Irv Gotti, the prominent music producer who founded Murder Inc., has died at the age of 54 ... whose clients included Jennifer Lopez, Ja Rule, Ashanti, DMX, and JAY Z-died after suffering a ...