Ja Rule struggled to get through his speech at Irv Gotti’s funeral following the Murder Inc. co-founder’s sudden death. The “Put It on Me” rapper, 48, choked up as he delivered a heartfelt ...

Following his tenure as A&R at Def Jam, Gotti co-founded Murder Inc. with his brother Chris Gotti in 1998 and released Ja Rule’s debut album “Venni Vetti Vecci” the following June.

DMX and Ja Rule, has died at 54. Def Jam Recordings, where Gotti worked as an executive and Murder Inc.'s parent company when it was founded, confirmed Gotti's death in a statement late Wednesday.

Irv Gotti, the influential music executive who cofounded Murder Inc. Records — the label that helped launch Ja Rule, Ashanti, and more to stardom — has died at age 54. Def Jam Recordings ...

Murder Inc. artists Ja Rule and Ashanti ruled the Billboard Hot 100 with Gotti with songs like “Always on Time” (2001) and Fat Joe’s “What’s Luv?” (2002). The combination of Ashanti ...

Over the weekend, hip-hop fans got a glimpse of a different side of Ja Rule —not the gritty rap icon we grew up watching on ...

Nah God bless him LOL,” mocking the death of Irv Gotti, co-founder of Murder Inc. During an interview on The Breakfast Club, Ja Rule said he was “ready to go nuclear” over the post but was ...

Ja Rule blistered longtime nemesis 50 Cent after the latter mocked his condolensces about the late Murder Inc. boss Irv Gotti. Gotti, né Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., died at age 54 after suffering ...

With Ashanti, Ja Rule landed another hit with “Always on Time,” and she, as a solo artist, charted with “Foolish,” “Rain on Me” and “Mesmerize.” Before launching Murder Inc. in New ...

Among them: the multi-platinum "Always On Time" by Ja Rule featuring Jennifer Lopez, and Ashanti's "Foolish." Before launching Murder Inc., Gotti worked as an A&R at Def Jam, where he helped bring ...