Irv Gotti produced records for Jay-Z, DMX, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, and several more artists. He was the founder of the record label Murder Inc. and an executive at the parent company Def Jam ...

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Irv Gotti passed away on February 5 ... his crack cocaine distribution gang called "The Supreme Team" in the 1980s. At present, McGriff is serving a life ...

New York's infamous Supreme Team. "Def Jam Recordings and the extended Def Jam family of artists, executives and employees, are deeply saddened at the loss of Irv Gotti," Def Jam said in the ...

The hip-hop entrepreneur's team released a statement ... into the connection between Irv, his brother Chris Gotti and drug lord Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff led to authorities swooping in.

A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was credited as a producer on 28 ...

Irv Gotti was part of a wave of hip-hop ... as part of an investigation into alleged ties with drug kingpin Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff. Gotti and his brother were charged with money laundering ...

Irv and his team try to kill him or block him from being ... According to reports, the attempt was made on 50's life after he mentioned Gotti's close friend, Queens drug lord Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff ...

Real name Irving Lorenzo, he co-founded Murder Inc. records and was instrumental in the rise of DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti, among other artists ...