Irv Gotti, Famed Hip-Hop Music Executive, Dies

Irv Gotti, the music executive who co-founded Murder Inc. Records and built a hip-hop empire in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died. His death was confirmed by Def Jam Recordings, where he also worked as an executive, but no cause or location was given. Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. in Queens, battled legal challenges in the early 2000s and was acquitted of federal charges in 2005. His record label launched the careers of artists like Ja Rule and Ashanti, but details about survivors were not immediately available.

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