Irv Gotti got his start in the music industry as a producer for the likes of JAY-Z, DMX, Fat Joe and more. He worked as an A&R for Def Jam before he co-founded Murder Inc. Records in 1998 with his ...

By Shirley Halperin Irv Gotti, a noted record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records ... Memphis Bleek, Fat Joe and Christina Milian.

with Ja Rule’s “Always On Time,” Fat Joe’s “What’s Luv?”, and her own hit “Foolish,” which spent 10 weeks atop the Hot 100. Through Murder Inc., Ja Rule also aided Jennifer Lopez ...

Irv Gotti Explains How Jay Z, DMX and Ja Rule Got Their Record Deals Murder Inc. head honcho Irv Gotti ... Simms and Head of Creative Direction Joe Cap aims to "educate and empower their artist ...