Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. on June 26, 1970, was a key figure in the sound of ‘90s and 2000s hip-hop, when brash ...

On this day in 1987, Def Jam Recordings, in collaboration with Columbia Records, released Public Enemy’s groundbreaking debut album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show. The project introduced the world to the ...

Irv Gotti, the Def ... 2000s hip-hop, when brash lyricism and outsized personalities blended seamlessly with pop hooks and R&B tenderness. Gotti came to prominence as an A&R rep at Def Jam ...

Irv Gotti, the legendary Hip-Hop producer and Murder Inc. co-founder ... after Gotti’s death was announced. Def Jam Recordings, where Gotti launched his career as an A&R, shared a statement ...

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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 started out in A&R at the hip-hop label, before co-founding the culture-dominating Murder Inc. imprint with his brother, Chris Gotti. In a statement posted to Instagram, Def Jam said the ...

NEW YORK -- Irv Gotti, the famed hip-hop music executive from New York City ... future generations," the statement continued. Def Jam Recordings confirmed Gotti's death in a social media post ...

Records co-founder Irv Gotti on Wednesday (Feb. 5), tributes poured in from the hip-hop world, including from the label where ...

Gotti was influential in Def Jam’s signing of celebrated rapper DMX and served as the executive producer of his 1998 album, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot.

Hip-hop mourns the loss of the Murder Inc. founder as tributes pour in from music legends and industry leaders.