West signed to Roc-A-Fella Records, a subsidiary of Def Jam Recordings, in 2002 and released his breakout debut album, The ...

Former Def Jam president Lyor Cohen worked extensively with Irv Gotti, who co-founded Murder Inc. Recordings as an imprint ...

The loss of Irv Gotti, who died last week at the age of 54, is immense. The Hollis, Queens native was a relic from an era when being a hip-hop multi-hyphenate wasn’t about diversifying your portfolio ...

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 ...

Legendary hip-hop producer Irv Gotti, known for his work with Ja Rule, Ashanti, and DMX, has passed away at 54. Tributes pour ...

“Def Jam has lost one of its most creative soldiers who was hip-hop,” says YouTube’s Lyor Cohen ... where he helped bring DMX, Jay-Z and Ja Rule to the label. Under the moniker DJ Irv ...

Irv Gotti, the US music producer who created hits for Ja Rule, Ashanti, DMX and Jennifer Lopez, has died at the age of 54. Best known as the founder of the record label Murder Inc., his signature ...

Gotti also worked with some of rap’s most legendary artists like Jay-Z, Nas and DMX ... a claim that she has denied. Lyor Cohen, a former Def Jam executive who is now global head of music ...

Irv Gotti attends City of Hope’s 2023 Music, Film & Entertainment Industry Spirit of Life gala honoring Lyor Cohen ... credits for hip-hop legends like Jay-Z, DMX, Kanye West, Ja Rule, Fat ...