Irv Gotti, US music legend behind huge 00s hits, dies aged 54

Irv Gotti, a celebrated grounds enforcement and euphony shaper who worked with Jay-Z, Kanye West, Ja Rule, Jennifer Lopez and Ashanti, has died astatine the property of 54.

His origin of decease is unknown, though Gotti had a changeable past twelvemonth and had battled diabetes-related issues for immoderate time.

Gotti is champion known for founding Murder Inc. Records successful 1988 with his member Chris Gotti, but helium besides produced immoderate immense hits implicit the years including Jay-Z’s Can I Live from the rapper’s 1996 Debut LP Reasonable Doubt.

‘Def Jam has mislaid 1 of its astir originative soldiers who was hip-hop,’ said Lyor Cohen, global caput of euphony astatine YouTube, who was main enforcement astatine the statement for 20 years until 2004.

‘When we were connected bended knee, helium brought the vigor and saved our asses. He comes from a precise choky beauteous household from Queens and it’s an grant and a privilege to person known him. Irv, you volition beryllium missed.’

Gotti – existent sanction Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. – roseate to prominence successful the precocious 90s and aboriginal 00s, and became influential successful hip-hop and R&B genres.

Many of the artists helium worked with – including Ja Rule, DMX and Ashanti – recovered immense occurrence with his help.

His hits from the clip see Jennifer Lopez’s I’m Real and Ain’t It Funny, arsenic good arsenic Ashanti and Ja Rule’s Always connected Time, arsenic good arsenic the former’s solo enactment Foolish and Rain connected Me.

He besides worked with Jay-Z and Kanye West.

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