Irv Gotti, the trailblazing founder of Murder Inc. Records and one of hip-hop’s most influential producers, has passed away after being taken off life support following complications from a stroke.

NEW YORK (AP) — 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. Def Jam Recordings, which was the ...

By Shirley Halperin Irv Gotti, a noted record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records, has died, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Irv Gotti, the prominent music producer who founded Murder Inc., has died at the age of 54, leaving behind a lasting mark on the hip-hop world and a lavish property portfolio in California.

The hip-hop community is in mourning. Tributes are pouring in for legendary producer and Murder Inc Records founder Irv Gotti, who has passed away aged 54.

The broader legacy of Murder Inc. The impact of Murder Inc. Records extended far beyond the relationship between Ashanti and its founder. Under Gotti’s leadership, the label created a ...

Irv Gotti, the head of the Murder Inc. Records hip-hop label, helped shape the sound of American popular music in the early 2000s. Gotti passed away at the age of 54 on Feb. 5 after suffering a ...

He was 54. A cause of death has not yet been confirmed for the Queens-born co-founder of Def Jam imprint Murder Inc. Records, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Gotti, born Irving ...