Ja Rule chokes up at Irv Gotti’s funeral while delivering eulogy in front of Jay-Z: ‘See you when I get there’

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video on X showed that Ja Rule had trouble getting his words out. With a shaky voice, the star addressed his late friend.“Irv, I love you.

Everyone in this room loves you. You touched everybody in your own ways, and I know everybody has their moments of that with him,” Ja Rule said while looking above.Holding back tears, he concluded, “We’re all here in celebration of your life because it will live on forever.

I love you, my brother. See you when I get there.”Jay-Z, Ashanti, Fat Joe, the Ruff Ryders, Hype Williams, Lloyd, Benny Boom, radio personality Angie Martinez, and more were also present at the funeral and clapped for Ja Rule after his speech.Jay-Z — who recently celebrated a huge legal victory — sat in the front row to show his support.Photos from inside Gotti’s star-studded funeral revealed the music mogul’s career was highlighted at the somber gathering.Posters from some of Gotti’s famous photo shoots were displayed around the church.

A rose display reading “The Inc Records” was also part of the funeral.Journalist Brian “B.Dot” Miller shared a look at the funeral program, which featured a black-and-white image of the late record exec and his real name: Irving Lorenzo Jr.Following the ceremony, Gotti’s family and A-list friends gave him a final sendoff with a procession through his neighborhood in Queens, where they stopped at his childhood home and a park that was dear to his heart, reported TMZ.The music legend passed away on February 5 at age 54 after reportedly suffering a second stroke in less than a year.