Irv Gotti, Founder of Murder Inc., Dies at 54 Following Debilitating Stroke

Irv Gotti, the co-founder of Murder Inc. Records who helped make superstars out of Ja Rule and Ashanti, has died following a debilitating stroke. He was 54. Irv Gotti (born Domingo Lorenzo Jr.) and his brother Chris launched Murder Inc. in 1998 as an imprint of Def Jam, where Irv worked as an A&R executive […]