Irv Gotti: Last News

Irv Gotti has passed away.

passed away on February 5. Tributes quickly followed – led by his label signees and longtime friends Ashanti and Ja Rule – honouring the New York native.Now while on a 2Way podcast with Damon Dash, Irv’s brother Chris Gotti Lorenzo shared that the cause of his brother’s death was a “massive hemorrhagic stroke” while “he ate a bunch of Chinese food while playing poker.”It would have been his second stroke in six months, initially suffering from a minor one last August.

Ashanti has paid tribute to Murder Inc. founder Irv Gotti, who died aged 54 earlier this week.The late record executive, producer and mogul’s death was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday (February 6), though a cause of death has yet to be revealed. It was previously reported that he had suffered a stroke in 2024.Gotti (born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr.) founded the early 2000s rap-focused stalwart Murder Inc.

The Hollywood Reporter confirmed his passing on Wednesday, February 5, following rumors he had suffered another stroke and brain bleed.The Post reached out to Gotti’s rep for comment.Born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., Gotti was known for co-founding the record label Murder Inc. Records in 1998, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings, gaining producer credits for hip-hop legends like Jay-Z, DMX, Kanye West, Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Eve and more.News of Gotti’s death first spread on social media, with sources telling AllHipHop he was “declared dead” on Wednesday morning; however, the circumstances surrounding his last moments were not revealed.Gotti had a history of health issues, including diabetes.In 2023, he discussed his battle with the decease.“It’s rampant with Black people,” he said on Drink Champs at the time. “What it does is, it starts deteriorating your body.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer 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 cause of death has not been confirmed, although sources tells Variety that he had suffered a series of strokes in recent months.

The Hollywood Reporter today (February 6), though a cause of death has yet to be revealed. His death comes after the record executive, producer and mogul suffered a stroke in 2024.Gotti (born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr.) founded the early 2000s rap-focused stalwart Murder Inc. Records, home to acts such as Ashanti and Ja Rule.

Irv Gotti, the Murder Inc. Records founder and music producer who worked with DMX, Aaliyah, Kanye West and Jay-Z, has died. He was 54.

Irv Gotti, who cofounded Murder Inc. Records and has delivered hits for rappers Ja-Rule and Jay-Z, is being sued by an ex-companion for alleged sexual assault and battery.

“Always on Time” and Fat Joe’s “What’s Luv?” to becoming a solo star with her self-titled debut album, which came out 20 years ago on April 2, 2002. Instantly crowning the Glen Cove, Long Island, native as the princess of hip-hop soul with its trendsetting sound, the LP — featuring the hits “Foolish,” “Happy” and “Baby” — went triple-platinum and won her a Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album. And it firmly established a career that, bopping from music to acting, has led Ashanti to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday.“I can’t believe I’m getting a star,” said Ashanti, 41.

50 Cent is furious with record executive and Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti for claiming in a radio interview that his former business partner DMX suffered a heart attack stemming from a “bad dose of crack.” The rapper — real name Earl Simmons — died at a White Plains, NY hospital on Friday, Apr. 9, one week after suffering a massive heart attack at his home. Fif called Irv an “idiot” for making his claims that DMX’s condition was caused by crack laced with the highly potent synthetic opioid fentanyl.

Jay-Z‘s feud with the late Tupac Shakur began after he joined forces with The Notorious B.I.G on ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’, it has been claimed.According to Murder Inc co-founder Irv Gotti, Shakur feared that Jay-Z might get embroiled in his long running feud with Biggie after they joined forces on the 1996 track.

R&B star Ashanti was almost replaced on Fat Joe’s 2001 hit What’s Luv? by Jennifer Lopez, according to the rapper himself.

Fat Joe and Ashanti‘s “What’s Luv?” is an early 2000s anthem, but it turns out the tune almost had another female singing the chorus: the one-and-only Jennifer Lopez! In an Instagram Live between Joe, 49, and Ashanti, 39, the rapper revealed that the songs’ writers Irv Gotti and Ja Rule had Jennifer, 50, in mind for the track. “I go to the studio, it’s like four in the morning and they play ‘What’s Luv?’ — and you’re on it!” Fat Joe began, referencing Ashanti, who had apparently already recorded the catchy hook. “And they’re yelling at me, ‘yo, this is for you and J.Lo — we want the Latinos on this.’ That’s a fact!” he confirmed.