A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was credited as a producer on 28 ...

Irv Gotti, the founder of Murder Inc. label that served as the launching pad for the prosperous careers of rapper Ja Rule and ...

Mr. Gotti adopted the Gotti surname in homage to the Gambino crime family boss John “The Dapper Don” Gotti, adding an aura of street cred and menace to his persona. He named his label Murder ...

Still, Gotti never changed the nickname he shared with the late Gambino family boss John Gotti, which he said was given to him by Jay-Z. “I ain’t going to change it," he said of his name.

Gotti also produced “Can I Get A... ” by Jay-Z, Amil and Ja Rule, and DMX’s “We Don’t Give A (expletive ... with the late Gambino family boss John Gotti, which he said was given ...

Dame Dash recently opened up about a heartfelt conversation with fellow hip-hop mogul Irv Gotti shortly before his passing earlier this month, despite the two not being on the best terms.

The rapper christened him the "don of hip-hop", renaming him Irv Gotti in reference to the mafia boss John Gotti. His next move was to sign gravel-voiced rapper DMX to the legendary rap label Def ...