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.

Prince Williams/ Getty Irv Gotti, the famed music producer and cofounder of Murder Inc. Records who worked with artists including Ashanti and Ja Rule, has died at 54, PEOPLE has confirmed.

Irv Gotti, famed music producer and founder of Murder Inc. Records, who helped launch the careers of such artists as Ashanti, ...

NEW YORK — Irv Gotti, a music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists such as Ashanti and Ja Rule, has died. He was 54. Def Jam Recordings, which was ...

Irv Gotti, cofounder of Murder Inc. Records who worked with artists including Ashanti and Ja Rule, is dead at age 54. “Irv has been struggling with diabetes for years, which caused him to have a ...