Gotti won a Grammy in 2003 for co-producing Ashanti’s eponymous debut album, which earned best contemporary R&B album. He was ...

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 ...

Ashanti took her time to reflect on the passing of Irv Gotti. On Friday, February 7, the "Baby" singer mourned the loss of ...

A hip-hop music legend best known for his work with DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti is dead at age 54.

The producer, who founded the hip-hop label Murder Inc Records, produced nearly 30 Hot 100 hits in the US charts for artists including Ashanti, Ja Rule, Ye, DMX, Fat Joe, Mary J Blige and Jay-Z.

Murder Inc. artists Ja Rule and Ashanti ruled the Billboard Hot 100 with Gotti with songs like “Always on Time” (2001) and Fat Joe’s “What’s Luv?” (2002). The combination of Ashanti ...

he also produced countless classic records including Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule’s “I’m Real (Murder Remix),” Ja Rule’s “Always on Time” featuring Ashanti, and Fat Joe’s “What’s ...

The passing of Irv Gotti has many people reflecting on the legacy he left behind and the people he had relationships with.

Through the label, he launched and worked with some of the biggest hip-hop and R&B artists of the early 21st century, including Ja Rule, Ashanti, Fat Joe, Jennifer Lopez and Alicia Keys.

Ashanti has broken her silence after the death ... His other producing credits include Memphis Bleek, Fat Joe, and Christina Milian. It was around this time that the label’s profits began ...