Irv Gotti, the Def Jam record executive behind the Murder Inc. label, has died. He was 54. In a statement posted to Gotti’s Instagram, his family wrote, “It is with heavy hearts that we ...
The Queens product famously had the foresight to introduce both Jay-Z and DMX to the storied label where the two MCs helped Def Jam reach unprecedented mainstream success at the time. Instead of ...