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.

Irv Gotti, the producer and music industry mogul who launched the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti, has died at the age of 54, according to the Hollywood Reporter and sources close to the situation. A ...

Ja Rule at the Target Center in Minneapolis (Photo by Nagashia Jackson for rolling out) Two months after the unexpected death of Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti at age 54, fellow artist Ja Rule has ...