Ja Rule uploaded a single broken heart emoji ... “Yall made my childhood keep ya head up RULE,” one fan typed, consoling the Venni Vetti Vecci emcee. “Keep your head up [Rule], I know ...

Real name Irving Lorenzo, he co-founded Murder Inc. records and was instrumental in the rise of DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti, among other artists ...

Irv Gotti, the producer and music industry mogul who launched the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti, has died at the age of 54, according to the Hollywood Reporter and sources close to the situation. A ...

Murder Inc. Records founder Irv Gotti has died at 54. He helped launch careers for talent such as Ashanti, DMX and Ja Rule.

His work at Murder Inc. included the release of the label's first major album, Ja Rule's 1999 LP Venni Vetti Veccci, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200. In addition to his influence on the ...

Ja Rule became Murder Inc.’s flagship artist, and the label’s first release was his 1999 debut album Venni Vetti Vecci, which included the rapper’s first top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit ...

Following his tenure as A&R at Def Jam, Gotti co-founded Murder Inc. with his brother Chris Gotti in 1998 and released Ja Rule’s debut album “Venni Vetti Vecci” the following June.

The first album the label released was Ja Rule's debut album, "Venni Vetti Vecci," which went on to achieve platinum status and was followed by the rapper's triple-platinum records "Rule 3:36 ...