The late exec's Def Jam imprint sparked a run of hit R&B and rap records and catapulted Ja Rule and Ashanti to chart-topping heights.

Irv Gotti, famed music producer and founder of Murder Inc. Records, who helped launch the careers of such artists as Ashanti, ...

Irv Gotti, the producer and music industry mogul who launched the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti, has died at the age of 54, ...

Ja Rule is bringing his new Whiskey to stores all over the country ahead of his upcoming tour with Nelly and other rap ...

The British pop star won her first Grammys award earlier in the night for best pop dance recording with “Von Dutch,” best dance/electronic album and best recording package with ‘Brat.’ ...