Irv Gotti has died, PEOPLE has confirmed. The famed producer and Murder Inc. Records cofounder was 54 years old.

Before launching Murder Inc. in New York City in 1998, Gotti worked as an A&R at Def Jam, where he helped bring DMX, Jay-Z ...

Irv Gotti, Hip-Hop mogul, producer, and founder of Murder Inc. Records, is “declared dead.” According to AllHipHop, sources provided the update two days after Gotti suffered a second stroke, resulting ...

In the wake of Irv Gotti's death, his longtime rival, 50 Cent, has spoken out with some final words about the late Murder Inc ...

The music producer, credited with launching the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti in the early 2000s, revealed that diabetes had ...

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Irv Gotti, the famed music producer, industry executive, and TV producer, has died at the age of 54. Def Jam Recordings, the ...

Irv Gotti, a music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists such as Ashanti and Ja ...

Music producer Irv Gotti found himself thrust in the spotlight when he was slammed with money laundering charges.

Music producer Irv Gotti died after a stroke Feb. 5. His clients included Jennifer Lopez, Ja Rule, Ashanti, DMX, and JAY Z.