Irv Gotti, the boisterous, smiley music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists, has died. He was 54.

Gotti also produced “Can I Get A... ” by Jay-Z, Amil and Ja Rule, and DMX’s “We Don’t Give A (expletive)” with Jadakiss and Sheek Louch. Gotti earned a Grammy in 2004 for best R&B song ...

Irv Gotti passed away earlier this week at the age of 54. While most remember him as the head of the Murder Inc. record ...