Irv Gotti, the famed hip-hop music executive from New York City, has died at the age of 54. Def Jam Recordings shared a message on social media late Wednesday night confirming his death, saying the label is "deeply saddened.

Irv Gotti, a music executive who founded Murder Inc. Records with his brother and built a hip-hop empire that produced some of the biggest rap and R&B albums of the early 21st century, has died at 54.

Record executive and music producer Irv Gotti, best known for founding the Murder Inc. label, has died. He was 54. A cause of death has not been announced nor is it known yet when and where he died, but he suffered from diabetes and had a stroke in 2024, according to reports from The Hollywood Reporter, the New York Times, and Good Morning America.

The Queens native responsible for some of hip hop's biggest acts reportedly passed away Wednesday in New York City.

Irv Gotti, a noted record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records, has died, THR has confirmed https://t.co/apFiEW5qSt pic.twitter.com/fKbQGTvf4L

Irv Gotti, the music mogul who built Murder Inc. Records into a dominant force in early 2000s hip-hop and R&B, has died at 54. The cause of death hasn’t been confirmed, but the producer had suffered strokes and diabetes-related issues.

Influential music producer Irv Gotti has died at the age of 54. Rapper 50 Cent and the label Def Jam Records honored him on social media with their obituaries.

Records co-founder Irv Gotti on Wednesday (Feb. 5), tributes poured in from the hip-hop world, including from the label where he got his start, Def Jam. Gotti started out in A&R at the hip-hop label,

Gotti, real name Irving Lorenzo, co-founded Murder Inc. records and was instrumental in the rise of DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti, among other artists The post Irv Gotti, Hip Hop Producer and Exec Who Helped Define Early 2000s ,