Irv Gotti death: Murder Inc co-founder who worked with Jay-Z and Kanye West, dies aged 54 Producer and music label executive was instrumental in the careers of artists including DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti.
Among them were Jennifer Lopez’s “I’m Real” ft Ja Rule, Ashanti’s “Always on Time” (also ft Ja Rule) and Ashanti’s debut solo single “Foolish”, which spent 10 consecutive weeks at No 1 on the US Billboard 100.
“His contributions at Def Jam, as both an A&R executive and in partnership with Murder Inc, helped pave the way for the next generation of artists and producers, a force that reshaped the soundscape of hip-hop and R&B,” the statement said.
His family told US media that the Grammy-winning music mogul – who was instrumental in the careers of artists such as Ja Rule, DMX and Ashanti – died on Wednesday (5 February) in New York City.
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.
