Irv Gotti, Murder Inc. Records Founder Who Worked With Ashanti and Ja Rule, Dies at 54 “Def Jam has lost one of its most creative soldiers who was hip-hop,” says YouTube’s Lyor Cohen.

Irv Gotti, the Murder Inc Records co-founder and producer behind some of the biggest hits of the Nineties and Noughties, has died aged 54. His family told US media that the Grammy-winning music ...

NEW YORK — 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.

Irv Gotti, famed music producer and founder of Murder Inc. Records, who helped launch the careers of such artists as Ashanti, Ja Rule and DMX, has died at 54.

"Def Jam’s thoughts are with Irv’s family, friends, and all those who were touched by his work," reads a caption under the post. Murder Inc., which Gotti co-founded in 1998, is a subsidiary of ...

In an emotional discussion on the “2Way” podcast on February 20, 2025, Chris Gotti, co-founder of the influential Murder Inc. Records, opened up about Irv’s health issues.

Murder Inc., which was later renamed as The Inc., was ousted from Def Jam during a money-laundering probe in the 2000s, for which Gotti and his brother were charged and acquitted in late 2005.

” That’s the last comment Ashanti publicly said about Gotti before his death this past February. Irv Gotti died on Feb. 5, 2025. He was 54. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Irv Gotti 's older brother is spilling the details on what killed the Murder Inc. Records mogul earlier this month. RadarOnline.com can reveal Chris Lorenzo, 58, says it was a "massive hemorrhagic ...

Published on May 12, 2025 Source: Chance Yeh / Getty Chris Gotti is a firm believer that blood is thicker than water. He says Ashanti should be giving his brother Irv Gotti more credit her success.

LOS ANGELES - MARCH 3: The Inc Records artist Ashanti (left) with director and The Inc Records CEO Irv Gotti, shoots her new video for "Don't Let Them" on March 3, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.

Irv Gotti, who helped shape some of the biggest hip-hop careers of the 2000s, has died at 54. He is credited on tracks by Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Kanye West, DMX, Jennifer Lopez and other giants of the genre.