Written by Ebony Williams The Summer season in the tri-state area kicked off with the annual Hot 97 Summer Jam, Friday, June ...

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The show's Ja Rule and Friends set paid tribute the late record executive Irv Gotti, whose Murder Inc. hits, many performed ...

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Irv Gotti, the famed hip-hop music executive from NYC, has died at the age of 54, Def Jam confirms. Latest U.S.

Irv Gotti speaks onstage during the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles. Getty Images for BET. Gotti had a history of health issues, including diabetes.

Ja Rule struggled to get through his speech at Irv Gotti’s funeral following the Murder Inc. co-founder’s sudden death. The “Put It on Me” rapper, 48, choked up as he delivered a heartfelt ...

Irv Gotti – screenshot *As we reported earlier, on February 5, 2025, the music industry lost one of its icons, Irv Gotti, whose impact reached far beyond the realms of hip-hop and R&B.

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. Records co-founder.

Irv Gotti’s brother Chris Lorenzo said the rap mogul had a “massive hemorrhagic stroke” while eating Chinese food before his death. “He’s 54. I believe he was diagnosed in his late 40s.

Irv Gotti at the premieres of We TV's "Growing Up Hip Hop: New York" and "Untold Stories of Hip Hop" at the Paley Center in New York on August 19, 2019.