Hip-hop loses a pioneer as Irv Gotti, founder of Murder Inc. Records, passes away at 54. Learn about his monumental contributions to music.

Such well-known figures as Jennifer Lopez, JayZ, DMX, and Ashanti are not only household names because they were catapulted to fame by hip-hop mogul Irv Gotti. They ...

Gotti rose to prominence working with rap artists who went on to become major stars in the late 1990s and early 2000s, ...

Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. on June 26, 1970, was a key figure in the sound of ‘90s and 2000s hip-hop, when brash ...

Cent reignited his long-standing feud with Irv Gotti, even in death, mocking the Murder Inc. co-founder on social media just ...

born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., first worked for Def Jam in the late ’90s and signed such artists as Jay-Z, DMX and Ja Rule ...

Carley Margolis / FilmMagic / Getty Images It was impossible to turn on the radio between the late '90s and mid-'00s without ...

Record executive and music producer Irving “Irv Gotti” Lorenzo has died at 54. “Def Jam Recordings and the extended Def Jam family of artists, executives and employees, are deeply saddened at the loss ...

Irv Gotti, the music producer and Murder Inc. cofounder known for his work with various artists including Ashanti, Ja Rule ...

Irv Gotti produced records for Jay-Z, DMX, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, and several more artists. He was the founder of the record label Murder Inc. and an executive at the parent company Def Jam ...