NEW YORK (AP) — 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.

By Shirley Halperin Irv Gotti, a noted record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records, has died, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

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ATLANTA — The music world is mourning the death of Irv Gotti, the legendary hip-hop producer and co-founder of Murder Inc. Records. He died at the age of 54. Def Jam Records reported his passing ...

Music producer and mogul Irv Gotti, who helped propel Ashanti and ... for the Queens-born co-founder of Def Jam imprint Murder Inc. Records, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.

Irv Gotti, a hip-hop music executive who founded Murder Inc. Records and worked with DMX, Aaliyah, Kanye West and Jay-Z, has died. He was 54. Gotti’s death was confirmed Wednesday in a statement ...