Irv Gotti, a noted record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records, has died, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. He was 54. T

However, the Murder Inc. Records co-founder (born Irving Lorenzo Jr.) had suffered a what his representative called a 'minor stroke' in 2024, around 11 months before his death. In August, it was revealed that he had suffered the stroke six months earlier as a result of his battle with diabetes.

Irv Gotti, who founded Murder Inc. Records and produced albums for Ja Rule, Ashanti, and DMX, has died. He was 54. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news on February 5. Def Jam Recordings also confirmed Gotti’s death,