It said: "Def Jam Recordings and the extended def Jam family ... On the other hand, shortly after the news was made public, rapper Ashanti took to Instagram to pay tribute to Gotti even though ...

A private funeral service for Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti was held Wednesday (Feb. 19) at the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York.

Def Jam Recordings, which was the parent company of Murder Inc., announced Gotti's death in a statement late February 6.

ASHANTI has revealed her ‘overwhelming’ experience as a mom as she embraces motherhood for the very first time. The ...

Ashanti has paid tribute to Murder Inc. founder ... Gotti worked in A&R at Def Jam in the 1990s, where he played a major role in the label’s revival in the late ’90s after landing deals ...

Irv Gotti — the music producer who co-founded hip-hop label Murder, Inc., and signed stars such as Ja Rule, Ashanti and Lloyd — has died. He was 54. Def Jam Recordings, Murder, Inc.'s parent label, ...

We’re all here in celebration of your life because it will live on forever. I love you my brother; see you when I get there.' ...

Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, and several more artists. He was the founder of the record label Murder Inc. and an executive at the parent company Def Jam Recordings. Gotti was as controversial in the ...

Legendary music producer Irv Gotti, who founded Murder Inc. and worked with songstress Ashanti, died at age 54.

Among those in attendance, according to TMZ, were Murder Inc. artists Ja Rule, Ashanti ... to bring DMX to Def Jam, Gotti and his brother Chris co-founded Murder Inc. Records — titled after ...

Since her rise to fame in the early 2000’s Ashanti has sold over 15 million records, across six studio albums and is also a songwriter and actress. As a teenager she signed to Def Jam and was f ...

Ja Rule struggled to get through his speech at Irv Gotti’s funeral following the Murder Inc. co-founder’s sudden death. The ...