The loss of Irv Gotti, who died last week at the age of 54, is immense. The Hollis, Queens native was a relic from an era ...

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 ...

Irv Gotti, the famed music producer, industry executive, and TV producer, has died at the age of 54. Def Jam Recordings, the ...

Gotti Rose to prominence working with rap artists who went on to become major stars in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including Jay-Z.

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, the boisterous, smiley music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists, has died. He was 54.

The late exec's Def Jam imprint sparked a run of hit R&B and rap records and catapulted Ja Rule and Ashanti to chart-topping heights.