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Irv Gotti, Murder Inc. Records Cofounder, Dead at 54: Reports


Irv Gotti, cofounder of Murder Inc. Records who worked with artists including Ashanti and Ja Rule, is dead at age 54

The cause of death is not yet known, but hip-hop record executive and manager Wack 100 told TMZ last year that Gotti had recently suffered a stoke and was diabetic. “It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness that we announce the passing of a true ATL legend, Anthony Platt better known as DJ Unk,” his former record label wrote in a Friday, January 24, Instagram statement. At that label, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings, he signed Ja Rule and Ashanti as well as Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West, Fat Joe and Eve.

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