Murder Inc. was an American East Coast hip hop supergroup composed of Jay-Z, DMX, and Ja Rule, formed by record executive Irv Gotti in 1995. [1] They first appeared in tandem on fellow New York-based rapper Mic Geronimo's 1995 song "Time to Build."

On January 3, 2003, Murder Inc.'s office was raided by federal agents trying to find evidence that Murder Inc. was funneling and laundering drug money for Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff. [1] . Another setback the label suffered was its core artist Ja Rule participating in a feud with rapper 50 Cent, which had been occupant since 1999.

5 days ago · Def Jam Recordings, where Gotti worked as an executive and Murder Inc.'s parent company when it was founded, confirmed Gotti's death in a statement late Wednesday. The Hollywood Reporter,...

5 days ago · Irv Gotti, the Def Jam record executive behind the Murder Inc. label, has died. He was 54. In a statement posted to Gotti’s Instagram, his family wrote, “It is with heavy hearts that we...

6 days ago · Irv Gotti, the music producer best known for co-founding the Murder Inc. record label that helped launch the careers of rapper Ja Rule and singer Ashanti, has died at age 54. Def Jam Recordings, the parent label of Murder Inc., first confirmed Gotti's death in a post on Instagram Wednesday night.

6 days ago · Gotti, the music mogul who co-founded Murder Inc. Records, was 54. Multiple sources, including People and The Hollywood Reporter, report that he died Wednesday. They did not share a cause of...

6 days ago · Irv Gotti, the music producer and executive who founded the influential Murder Inc. label, has died, The New York Times reports, citing a statement from Murder Inc.’s former partner label, Def...

5 days ago · 20 Biggest Hot 100 Hits for Irv Gotti’s Murder Inc.: ‘Foolish,’ ‘Always on Time’ & More. The late exec's Def Jam imprint sparked a run of hit R&B and rap records and catapulted Ja Rule ...

Murder Inc. was an American East Coast hip hop supergroup composed of Jay-Z, DMX, and Ja Rule, formed by record executive Irv Gotti in 1995. [1] They first appeared on fellow New York-based rapper Mic Geronimo's 1995 song "Time to Build."

5 days ago · Famed music executive Irv Gotti, founder of hip-hop label Murder Inc. which produced superstars including Ashanti and Ja Rule, has died at the age of 54, according to the record’s distributor...