Irv Gotti, the music executive, songwriter and producer behind the reign of hip-hop and R&B stars Ja Rule and Ashanti in the ...

Irv Gotti, a noted record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records, has ...

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 ...

Ja Rule took a starring turn with Gotti's help on his hit single Always On Time (2001), which featured guest vocals from Ashanti, and the two collaborated the following year on Mesmerize.

Irv Gotti, famed music producer and founder of Murder Inc. Records, who helped launch the careers of such artists as Ashanti, ...

With Ashanti, Ja Rule landed another hit with “Always on Time,” and she, as a solo artist, charted with “Foolish,” “Rain on Me” and “Mesmerize.” Before launching Murder Inc. in New ...

The producer, who died on Wednesday, built Murder Inc. into one of the most influential record labels of the early 2000s. His career was marred by a federal investigation and trial.

Born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., Irv Gotti is most widely known for founding Murder Inc. Records, which fostered the careers of artists like Ja Rule ... Me” and “Mesmerize” by Ashanti.

His credits include numerous Ashanti and Ja Rule collaborations such as “What’s Luv?” “Always on Time,” “Mesmerize” and more. He also produced Jennifer Lopez’s remixes with Ja Rule ...