Irv Gotti

Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. (born June 26, 1970),[2] better known by his stage name Irv Gotti, is an American DJ, record producer, and the CEO and co-founder of Murder Inc. He is best known for producing multiple number-one records for Ashanti, Ja Rule, and Jennifer Lopez, as well as his collaborations with Jay-Z, DMX, and Kanye West. Gotti is also the creator of the BET series Tales.

Irv Gotti
Gotti in February 2005
Background information
Birth nameIrving Domingo Lorenzo Jr.
Also known asDJ Irv, Gotti
Born (1970-06-26) June 26, 1970
New York City, U.S.[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • disc jockey
  • record executive
Instruments
Years active1988–present
Labels
Associated acts

Early life

Irv Gotti was born in the Hollis neighborhood of the borough of Queens in New York City.[3]

Career

After helping Def Jam with the success of DMX and Jay-Z, Russell Simmons gave Irv Gotti his own label under Def Jam. While watching Biography on A&E during gangster week, a Murder, Inc. logo appeared on the screen and Irv Gotti decided to use the name for his label because Murder, Inc. put out hits for murder and Irv wanted to put out hit records.

Irv, Ja Rule and the label of Murder Inc. Was in a well publicised feud with G-Unit Records, Aftermath Records and Shady Records over history between 50 Cent and Ja Rule. After this Murder Inc. would change their name to The Inc. after a 2003 investigation, including a raid on the Manhattan offices of Murder, Inc., resulted in charges of money laundering being brought against Gotti and his brother Christopher in connection with alleged financial transactions associated with New York City drug kingpin Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff.[4] On December 2, 2005, a jury acquitted the brothers of all charges.[5] The label would change their name to appeal better to the public.

Under The Inc. banner, Irv would move the label to Universal Motown and sign Vanessa Carlton. Gotti co-produced Vanessa Carlton's third album, Heroes and Thieves, which was released October 9, 2007, with Channel 7, Rick Rubin and Stephan Jenkins.

In an interview with Angie Martinez in early May 2009, Gotti stated that his label, Murder Inc., was leaving Universal Records.

In September 2013, Murder Inc. was relaunched as an umbrella label under Irv Gotti's new label, Visionary.

Discography
Irv Gotti in Houston, Texas, 2004.
Main article: Irv Gotti production discography

Singles produced

References
  1. "Irv Gotti To Def Jam: "[They] Ain't F*cking W/ Me, I'm Too Much Of A N*gga" [Video] | SOHH.COM". January 22, 2012. Archived from the original on January 22, 2012.
  2. "The Smoking Gun: Archive". October 12, 2004. Archived from the original on October 12, 2004.
  3. "Irv Gotti Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. "Irv Gotti, Brother Proclaim Innocence; Release On $1 Million Bond". BET. March 10, 2007. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007.
  5. "Murder Inc. mogul acquitted". TODAY.com. Associated Press. December 3, 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.