Ja Rule is still profoundly torn by losing his longtime friend and collaborator, Irv Gotti. The hip-hop titan, best known as ...

Irv is not in a rehab facility. He is at home with his family, enjoying life.” Gotti was a pioneer in the rap community, co-founding Murder Inc. Records in 1998 and signing several major rappers to ...

Jay-Z was among the artists who attended Irv Gotti's funeral. While the two were once close, Irv and Jay-Z later had beef with each other. "My ambition took over me when it shouldn’t have ...

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 ...

Jay Z and Irv Gotti during Jay-Z Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of “Reasonable Doubt” – Inside at Rainbow Room in New York, United States. (Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic) ...

Hip-Hop heavyweights and loved ones gathered in Queens to bid a heartfelt farewell to Irv Gotti and honor his life and legacy. Irv Gotti was laid to rest in a private funeral service in NYC on ...

By Gail Mitchell A private funeral service for Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti was held Wednesday ... Also at the service, in addition to Gotti’s family, were Jay-Z (sitting in the front ...

Irv Gotti died Feb. 5 at the age of 54 after suffering ... topping Billboard Hot 100 hits from Ja Rule, Ashanti, DMX, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Fat Joe and Ye. After helping bring DMX to Def Jam ...

Prominent figures in hip-hop and R&B were in mourning at the memorial service of Murder Inc. Records co-founder and music producer Irv Gotti on Wednesday (February 19). At the Greater Allen A.M.E ...

Fat Joe and Irv Gotti during 2004 Vibe Awards – Show at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California, United States. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage for Vibe Magazine) *Irv Gotti’s private ...

Jay-Z, Ashanti, Fat Joe ... from Queens and it’s an honor and a privilege to have known him. Irv you will be missed.” Gotti had been struggling with his health after being diagnosed with ...