Irv Gotti, the music executive, songwriter and producer behind the reign of hip-hop and R&B stars Ja Rule and Ashanti in the early 2000s, has died. Gotti, the music mogul who co-founded Murder Inc.

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 eulogy to ...

Ja Rule at the Target Center in Minneapolis (Photo by Nagashia Jackson for rolling out) Ja Rule and Juvenile, two pillars of late ’90s and early 2000s hip-hop, recently sat down for an intimate and ...

Ja Rule hasn’t responded too many times to 50 Cent’s antics, but when the king of trolling mocked the death of Irv Gotti, Ja Rule was ready to go “nuclear” on him. Addressing 50’s post, Ja expressed ...

Ja Rule blistered longtime nemesis 50 Cent after the latter mocked his condolensces about the late Murder Inc. boss Irv Gotti. Gotti, né Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., died at age 54 after suffering a ...

Ja Rule is still profoundly torn by losing his longtime friend and collaborator, Irv Gotti. The hip-hop titan, best known as the co-founder of Murder Inc. Records, died at the age of 54 on Feb. 5.