Irv Gotti Dead at 54

Mega producer of music Irv Gotti – He worked with large acts like DMX” Yes -rule And Ashanti – Is dead … TMZ has confirmed.

Several sources close to his family tell us that he died in New York City on Wednesday. It is currently unclear how he died.

IRV’s health problems have since fought since then Stroke Last year, and had to walk with the help of a walking stick.

The famous head of Murder Inc. Records has been open with his struggle with diabetes … saying that he was not consistent with taking his insulin. IRV also noticed that his doctors had encouraged him to change his diet that he had difficulty with.

When he suffered his stroke, a representative told us that diabetes was a factor … Although we told that IRV was improving his diet as a result.

Gotti had a legendary career in Hip Hop and produced “Can I Live” Jay-Z‘s debut album’ Reasonable Doubt ‘.

When IRV was with Def Jam, he signed DMX and served as an executive producer on the first studio album of DMX, “It’s Dark and Hell is hot.” He finally launched his label, Murder Inc., under the Def Jam -Paraplu … and the first release was the debut album “Venni Vetti Vecci.”

Gotti also signed Vanessa Carlton For a record deal and produced her album “Heroes & Thieves” from 2007.

Irv and his former artist Ashanti had a word war a few years ago when he opened – in a now legendary episode “Drink Champs” – about what he described as their “relationship”. She shot back and said it was never so serious for her and accused that he was salt, he no longer had control over her career.

The rise of the IRV label was the subject of the 2022 bet documentary, “The Murder Inc Story” … and Ashanti felt that it was also part of why they were strengthened because she chose not to participate in The 3-part series.

Gotti was 54.