Gotti reportedly suffered from heart-related issues and strokes over the years before he died in February 2025.

Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. in Queens, got his start as a talent scout in the mid-1990s, bringing future superstars DMX and Jay-Z to Def Jam. He was an executive producer on DMX's debut ...

Before launching Murder Inc. in New York City in 1998, Gotti worked as an A&R at Def Jam, where he helped bring DMX, Jay-Z ...

Irv Gotti has passed away at 54. Find out more about the late record producer’s health, including his struggles with diabetes ...

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.

Irv Gotti, the famed music producer, industry executive, and TV producer, has died at the age of 54. Def Jam Recordings, the parent label of Gotti’s Murder Inc. company, confirmed his death, though ...

Hip-hop icon and record executive Irving “Irv Gotti” Lorenzo Jr., the mastermind behind Murder Inc. Records, has died at 54.

Irv Gotti, a music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists such as Ashanti and Ja Rule, has died. He was 54.

Music industry mourns the loss of Irv Gotti, the visionary behind Murder Inc. Records and architect of numerous hip-hop and R ...

Irv Gotti, the legendary Hip-Hop producer and Murder Inc. co-founder has passed away at the age of 54 after suffering a ...

On Wednesday, editors at The Hollywood Reporter reported that the co-founder of Murder Inc. Records had passed away. Born Irving Lorenzo Jr., Gotti launched his career in the music business when he ...

Hip-hop pioneer Irv Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., died Wednesday evening. He was 54 years old. His cause of death ...